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English: Some old commentaries have a legend telling that the author started to write this "The Tale of Genji" not from the chapter of 'Kiritsubo' (The Paulownia Court), which is placed at the beginning now, but from 'Suma,'
Japanese: いくつかの古注には『源氏物語』が現在冒頭に置かれている「桐壺」の巻から書き始められたのではなく、この「須磨」の巻から起筆されたとする伝承が記録されている。
English: According to the "Kakai-sho" by Yoshinari YOTSUTSUJI, she had been shutting herself up in the Ishiyama-dera Temple and thinking up the plan for her new novel, which had been requested by the Imperial Princess Senshi, the daughter of the Emperor Murakami.
Japanese: 四辻善成の『河海抄』には村上天皇の皇女選子内親王から新しい物語を所望されて石山寺にこもって構想を練っていた。
English: The commentary continues that while she was watching the moon reflected on the surface of the lake on the night of August 15, the concept for the Tale of Genji occurred to her and she began with the sentence from the chapter Suma, 'Thinking it is the harvest moon...'
Japanese: そうしたところ、8月15日夜湖面に映った月を見て源氏物語の構想を思いついて須磨の巻の「こよいは十五夜なりと思し出でて」と書き始めたとしている。
English: However, now the legend that she began to write the story from the Suma chapter is not considered to be based in fact.
Japanese: 但し現在では須磨の巻から起筆されたとする伝承は事実に基づくものではないと考えられている。
English: Violent storms came one after another, and although Hikaru Genji prayed to the three deities of Sumiyoshi, his residence was struck by lightning and fire in the end.
Japanese: 須磨は激しい嵐が続き、光源氏は住吉三神に祈ったが、ついには落雷で邸が火事に見舞われた。
English: At dawn when the storm calmed down, the late Emperor Kiritsubo appeared in Genji's dream, and told him to leave Suma in accordance with the guidance of the deities of Sumiyoshi.
Japanese: 嵐が収まった明け方、源氏の夢に故桐壺帝が現れ、住吉の神の導きに従い須磨を離れるように告げる。
English: Just as he was foretold, on the next morning the Akashi Priest appeared with his boat for Genji and his entourage, and they moved to Akashi.
Japanese: その予言どおり、翌朝明石入道が迎えの舟に乗って現れ、源氏一行は明石へと移った。
English: The Akashi Priest invited Genji to his residence and treated him hospitably, and tried to present his only daughter (Lady Akashi), who he had been thinking of marrying to a nobleman in the capital since long ago, to Genji.
Japanese: 入道は源氏を邸に迎えて手厚くもてなし、かねてより都の貴人と娶わせようと考えていた一人娘（明石の御方）を、この機会に源氏に差し出そうとする。
English: However, while exchanging letters with her, Genji found himself attracted to her because she was so well-educated and good-natured, and in August, he finally himself visited her and they traded vows.
Japanese: が、源氏は娘と文のやり取りを交わすうちにその教養の深さや人柄に惹かれ、ついに八月自ら娘のもとを訪れて契りを交わした。
English: Emperor Suzaku, who was also reprimanded by Emperor Kiritsubo in his dreams, became timid due to eye trouble and finally decided to recall Genji.
Japanese: 自らも夢で桐壺帝に叱責され眼病で気弱になった朱雀帝はついに源氏の召還を決意した。
English: Genji was forgiven in public and would go back to the capital, but Lady Akashi was already pregnant with Genji's child by then.
Japanese: 晴れて許された源氏は都へ戻ることになったが、その頃既に明石の御方は源氏の子を身ごもっていた。
English: Lady Akashi grieved at the parting, and Genji promised her that he would be sure to bring her to the capital someday.
Japanese: 別れを嘆く明石の御方に源氏はいつか必ず都へ迎えることを約束するのだった。
English: Meanwhile, Lady Akashi gives birth to a healthy young lady Akashi, and Genji sends a wet nurse and gifts of congratulations to her for the girl who is to be an empress.
Japanese: 一方明石の御方は無事明石の姫君を出産、源氏は将来后になるであろう姫君のために乳母と祝いの品を明石へ送る。
English: Lady Akashi paid a visit there by chance on the same day, and was overwhelmed to see his resplendent looks.
Japanese: 偶然同じ日に来合わせた明石の御方は、そのきらびやかな様子に気おされた。
English: Having been informed of Lady Akashi's being there by Koremitsu, Genji felt sorry for her because she could not even say hello, sent a messenger to her and exchanged poems with her.
Japanese: 惟光の知らせで御方が来ていたことを知った源氏は、声もかけられずに去った御方を哀れに思い、使いを送って歌を交わした。
English: However, Rokujo no Miyasudokoro fell ill after that, and Genji goes to ask after her although he had not tried to see her for a while.
Japanese: だが、御息所はその後病に倒れ、しばらく会わずにいた源氏も見舞いに赴く。
English: Rokujo no Miyasudokoro realized that she was approaching her end, so she left the future of her daughter to Genji, reminded him that she would never want him to make her daughter his lover, and then passed away.
Japanese: 死期を悟った御息所は源氏に娘の将来を託し、決して愛人にはしないよう釘を刺して世を去った。
English: Genji is a little reluctant to give up the high priestess, but he adopts her as his daughter as he promised Rokujo no Miyasudokoro.
Japanese: 源氏は斎宮への未練を感じつつも、御息所との約束を守り斎宮を自らの養女に迎える。
English: Although Suzakuin (Retired Emperor Suzaku) had requested Genji to have the high priestess as his empress, Genji decided to have her enter the court of Emperor Reizei following the advice of Fujitsubo.
Japanese: 朱雀院から斎宮を妃にとの要望が来ていたが、源氏は藤壺の助言を得て、斎宮を冷泉帝へ入内させることにした。
English: Empress Akikonomu was received at the imperial court, the Gyokasha building was given to her, and she became a nyogo (consort) under the guardianship of Hikaru Genji, who was ranked as the naidaijin (Minister of the Palace) at that time.
Japanese: 内大臣光源氏の後見のもと、秋好中宮は入内して凝花舎に入り女御となった。
English: The young Emperor Reizei did not become attached to the high priestess of Ise at first because she was older than him, but a common hobby of painting brought him to favor her.
Japanese: 若い冷泉帝は始め年上の斎宮女御になじめなかったが、絵画という共通の趣味をきっかけに寵愛を増す。
English: Gon Chunagon (a provisional vice-councilor of state, the former To no Chujo), who had already had his daughter received at court as Empress Kokiden, found out about this.
Japanese: 先に娘を弘徽殿女御として入内させていた権中納言（頭中将）はこれを知った。
English: With a contest that had been held in front of Fujitsubo on inspiration, there was also a picture contest in front of the emperor between Umetsubo (Lady Plum Pavilion, i.e., Empress Akikonomu) and Kokiden, held in spectacular style.
Japanese: 藤壺の御前で物語絵合せが行われたのをきっかけに、帝の御前でも梅壺対弘徽殿の絵合せが華々しく催された。
English: Among a lot of fine works of the past and present, people were struck by the sketchbook and journals from Genji's days in Suma that he presented in the final match because the drawings were excellent and the contents moved them, and Umetsubo's side prevailed.
Japanese: 古今の素晴らしい絵が数多く出された中で、最後の勝負に源氏が出した須磨の絵日記はその絵の見事さと感動的な内容で人々の心を打ち、梅壺方が勝利を収めた。
English: While Genji presented the illustrated journals to Fujitsubo some other day, he started to build a temple in Sagano for the day he would renounce the world in the future.
Japanese: その後源氏は藤壺に絵日記を献上し、一方でいつか出家する日のことを思って嵯峨野に御堂の建立を始めた。
English: The title comes from the waka poem composed by the Akashi Nun in the chapter, 'When I came back to a village in the mountain after taking the veil, a wind was blowing in the pines that was familiar to what I had heard in the old days.'
Japanese: 巻名は作中で明石の尼君が詠んだ和歌「身を変へて一人帰れる山里に聞きしに似たる松風ぞ吹く」に因む。
English: The Akashi Priest, however, decided to prepare a mountain retreat near the Katsura-gawa River (The Yodo-gawa River system), and to have his daughter live there.
Japanese: だが、明石入道は桂川(淀川水系)近くの山荘を修理して娘をそこへ住まわせることに決めた。
English: Lady Akashi left her father in Akashi, and goes to the capital with her mother, the Akashi Nun, and the young lady Akashi.
Japanese: 明石の御方は父入道を一人明石に残して明石の姫君や母尼君と共に上京する。
English: But Genji was taking a long time to visit Oi and Lady Akashi had been relieving herself from ennui by plucking an old koto.
Japanese: しかし源氏はなかなか大堰を訪れず、明石の御方は古琴を爪弾き無聊を紛らわせていた。
English: Although worrying about Lady Murasaki, Genji goes over to Oi at last on the pretext that he would check on how the temple was going.
Japanese: 源氏は紫の上に気を遣いながらも、御堂の様子を見に行くとの口実でようやく大堰を来訪。
English: He and Lady Akashi were delighted to see each other for the first time in three years, and he admired the prettiness of his daughter who he met for the first time.
Japanese: 明石の御方と3年ぶりの再会を喜び合い、また初めて見る娘の愛らしさに感嘆した。
English: As Genji considered the young lady as a candidate for empress in the future, he wanted her to move on to the capital as soon as possible to cover her humble origins.
Japanese: 姫君を将来の后がねと考える源氏は、その出自の低さを補うためにも、一日も早く姫君を都へ迎えたいと考える。
English: Genji asked Lady Murasaki to raise the young lady as her adopted child, and as she was originally fond of children, she willingly accepted.
Japanese: 源氏から姫君を養女として育ててほしいと相談された紫の上は、元々子供好きなこともあり快く承諾する。
English: The title was named after the waka poem 'Being overwhelmed with grief, I'm wondering whether the color of the thin cloud over the ridges, which is covered by the rays of the setting sun, copied the color of the sleeves of my mourning dress.' that Genji composed in this chapter, mourning the passing of Fujitsubo.
Japanese: 巻名は作中で光源氏が藤壺の死を悼んで詠んだ和歌「入り日さす峰にたなびく薄雲はもの思ふ袖に色やまがへる」に因む。
English: Lady Akashi decided to entrust young lady Akashi to Genji after a lot of suffering and due to the persuasion of her mother, the Akashi Nun.
Japanese: 明石の御方は悩みぬいた末、母尼君の説得もあって明石の姫君を源氏に委ねることを決断する。
English: Genji came over to Lady Akashi to fetch the young lady on a snowy day, and she saw them off in tears.
Japanese: 雪の日に源氏が姫君を迎えに訪れ、明石の御方は涙ながらにそれを見送った。
English: Now Lady Murasaki is captivated by the sweet young lady, and feels like forgetting her bitterness toward Lady Akashi a little.
Japanese: 紫の上も今は姫君の可愛らしさに魅了されて、明石の御方のことも少しは許す気になるのだった。
English: The next year, the Daijo-daijin (Grand minister of state, the father of To no Chujo and Lady Aoi) passes away, and then a series of natural disasters came one after another.
Japanese: 翌年、太政大臣（頭中将と葵の上の父）が亡くなり、その後も天変が相次いだ。
English: When the memorial services for her reached a certain point, a Buddhist priest on a night-watch duty, who had been serving since Fujitsubo's heyday, secretly told Emperor Reizei about the circumstances of his birth.
Japanese: 法要が一段落ついた頃、藤壺の時代から仕えていた夜居の僧が、冷泉帝に出生の秘密を密かに告げた。
English: Shocked, the emperor thought he could not tolerate keeping his biological father being his subordinate, and tried to abdicate the throne in favor of Genji.
Japanese: 衝撃を受けた帝は、実の父を臣下にしておくのは忍びないと考え源氏に位を譲ろうとした。
English: Defeated by Genji in the competition among the candidates for empress, the Naidaijin's hope is that his second daughter Kumoi no Kari, being looked after by Omiya (The Tale of Genji), might become the Crown Princess.
Japanese: 立后争いで源氏に敗れた内大臣は、大宮(源氏物語)に預けている次女雲居の雁を皇太子妃にと期待をかける。
English: When the Naidaijin learned about this, he became enraged, took Kumoi no Kari to his own mansion and split them up.
Japanese: これを知った内大臣は激怒し、雲居の雁を自らの邸に引き取り二人の仲を裂いてしまう。
English: The heartbroken Yugiri got a glimpse of one of the Gosechi dancers (the daughter of Koremitsu), and he was so attracted by her beauty that he sent a letter to her.
Japanese: 傷心の夕霧は、五節の舞姫（惟光の娘）を垣間見、その美しさに惹かれて文を送った。
English: Meanwhile, Genji completed building an immense mansion that covered 63,471 square meters in Rokujo (Rokujo estate) and decided that the autumn wing would be the empress's home.
Japanese: また源氏は六条に四町を占める広大な邸（六条院）を完成させ、秋の町を中宮の里邸とした。
English: As for the rest, Lady Murasaki was installed in the spring wing, Hanachirusato in the summer wing and Lady Akashi in the winter wing.
Japanese: その他、春の町に紫の上、夏の町に花散里、冬の町に明石の御方をそれぞれ迎えた。
English: The title was named after the waka poem that Lady Akashi sent to young lady Akashi, 'I'm longing to hear the song of the first warbler after waiting for her growing for a long time.'
Japanese: 巻名は明石の御方が明石の姫君に送った和歌「年月を松にひかれて経る人に今日鴬の初音聞かせよ」に因む。
English: During the Edo period, children of those who were well-educated started to learn "The Tale of Genji" from this chapter Hatsune.
Japanese: 江戸時代の教養人の子女は『源氏物語』を初音（はつね）から学んでいった。
English: A national treasure 'the wedding furniture for Princess Chiyo, the wife of Mitsutomo TOKUGAWA, owned by The Tokugawa Art Museum,' which was a piece of the wedding furniture and supplies for Princess Chiyo, the eldest daughter of Iemitsu TOKUGAWA, the third Shogun (she was three-years old at that time, by the old Japanese system), made the chapter of Hatsune the subject matter of their decorations.
Japanese: 三代将軍徳川家光の長女千代姫（当時数え三歳）の婚礼調度の一つ、国宝「徳川美術館徳川光友夫人千代姫所用の婚礼調度」は、初音の巻に取材したものである。
English: To usher in the new year, the Rokujo estate was as beautiful and splendid as if it were the Pure Land in this world.
Japanese: 新春を迎えた六条院は、この世の極楽浄土の如くうららかで素晴らしかった。
English: The young lady Akashi, who had been growing up under Lady Murasaki, received a gift and a poem from her birth mother Lady Akashi.
Japanese: 紫の上の下で育てられている明石の姫君に生母明石の御方から贈り物と和歌が届いた。
English: In the evening, Genji goes over to Hanachirusato, Tamakazura (The Tale of Genji) and Lady Akashi to see how they look in the fine clothes he had given them.
Japanese: 夕暮れ時、源氏は贈った晴れ着を纏う女君たちの様子を見に花散里と玉鬘(源氏物語)、さらに明石の御方を尋ねた。
English: On the second day, a lot of high-ranking nobles came over to the banquet for unexpected guests during the New Year's ceremonies, and the young men especially were all on tenterhooks because of the acclaimed Tamakazura.
Japanese: 二日は臨時客の儀に大勢の公達が訪れ、特に若者たちは噂の玉鬘に皆気もそぞろだった。
English: Then Genji looked in on Suetsumuhana (The Safflower) (The Tale of Genji) and Utsusemi (lady of the cicada shell) (The Tale of Genji) at the east lodge at Nijo, and was considerate of his lesser ladies.
Japanese: その後源氏は二条東院の末摘花(源氏物語)や空蝉(源氏物語)を訪問、女君たちの身の回りに気を配った。
English: Toka no sechie (an Imperial Court Ceremony) was held this year, and Tamakazura saw it with Lady Murasaki and the young lady Akashi.
Japanese: また今年は踏歌節会があり、玉鬘も紫の上や明石の姫君と共にそれを見物した。
English: The title comes from the waka poems, 'a cricket under the grass waiting for the autumn might feel silly about butterflies in a flower garden' and ' I was longing to be invited by the butterflies, if there were not a yamabuki fence there,' to be exchanged between Lady Murasaki and Empress Akikonomu.
Japanese: 巻名は紫の上と秋好中宮が贈答した和歌「花ぞののこてふをさへや下草に秋まつむしはうとく見るらむ」及び「こてふにもさそはれなまし心にありて八重山吹をへだてざれせば」に因む。
English: On March 20 or so, Genji held a concert performed on boats at the spring wing, and also invited the ladies-in waiting of Empress Akikonomu from the autumn wing.
Japanese: 3月20日頃、源氏は春の町で船楽（ふながく）を催し、秋の町からも秋好中宮方の女房たちを招いた。
English: Among them was Hotaru Hyobukyo no Miya (Genji's younger brother), one of the suitors for Tamakazura (The Tale of Genji), and he eagerly pleaded with Genji to marry her.
Japanese: 中でも蛍兵部卿宮（源氏の弟）は玉鬘(源氏物語)に求婚する一人で、源氏にぜひにも姫君をと熱心に請うのだった。
English: The next day, there was a reading of the Prajnaparamita Sutra by the empress at the autumn wing, and the court nobles who had enjoyed the concert on boats participated in it as well.
Japanese: 翌日、秋の町で中宮による季の御読経が催され、船楽に訪れた公卿たちも引き続いて参列した。
English: Lady Murasaki sent gorgeously dressed young girls to deliver flowers for the memorial service, and exchanged waka poems with the empress.
Japanese: 紫の上は美々しく装った童たちに持たせた供養の花を贈り、中宮と和歌を贈答した。
English: The summer had come, and letters from suitors such as Hotaru Hyobukyo no Miya, Higekuro (The Commander of the Right) and Kashiwagi (The Tale of Genji) came to Tamakazura one after another.
Japanese: 夏になり、玉鬘の下へ兵部卿宮、髭黒右大将、柏木(源氏物語)らから次々と求婚の文が寄せられた。
English: While reading and rating the letters, Genji could not control his attachment to Tamakazura, and one evening, he finally confided his longing for her and lay beside her.
Japanese: それらの品定めをしつつ、いつか玉鬘への思慕を押さえがたくなった源氏は、ある夕暮れにとうとう想いを打ち明け側に添い臥してしまう。
English: Genji restrained himself and nothing more than that occurred, but Tamakazura, who was still innocent, did not know how to deal with these inconceivable romantic feelings from her adopted father.
Japanese: 源氏の自制でそれ以上の行為はなかったものの、世慣れぬ玉鬘は養父からの思わぬ懸想に困惑するばかりだった。
English: Hearing the rumor, Tamakazura becomes keenly aware of her luck in being adopted by Hikaru Genji, and gradually opens her heart to him.
Japanese: それを耳にした玉鬘は、光源氏に引き取られた自身の幸福をしみじみと感じ、光源氏に心を開いてゆく。
English: The title of this chapter was derived from the waka poem that To no Chujo (the first secretary's captain) composed: "New leaves of wisteria in the sunlight of spring; if you open your heart to me, I will place my trust in you."
Japanese: 巻名は頭中将が詠んだ和歌「春日さす藤の裏葉のうらとけて君し思はば我も頼まむ」に因む。
English: In April, the Minister of the Palace held a flower festival at his residence, and approved a marriage between his daughter, Kumoi no Kari, and Yugiri, who had been in love with each other for a long time.
Japanese: 四月、内大臣は自邸で藤の花の宴を開き、その場でかねての仲であった娘の雲居の雁と夕霧の結婚を認める。
English: They saw each other's virtues and approved of each other, so there was no ill feeling and they reached an understanding.
Japanese: 互いに相手の美点を見いだして認め合った二人はこれまでのわだかまりも氷解し、心を通わせるのだった。
English: In autumn, Hikaru Genji, approaching his 40th birthday celebration, came to be treated as Jun Daijo tenno (quasi ex-emperor) and the Minister of the Palace got promoted to Daijo daijin (Grand minister of state).
Japanese: 秋になり、四十の賀を控えて光源氏は准太上天皇の待遇を受け、内大臣が太政大臣に昇任する。
English: In November, Emperor Reizei and Emperor Suzaku went to the Rokujo-in Palace together, where a splendid banquet was held.
Japanese: 十一月、紅葉の六条院へ冷泉帝と朱雀帝が揃って行幸し、華やかな宴が催された。
English: And thus, the prophecy that Hikaru Genji was told by someone from Goryeo when he was a boy came true, and he was in the height of his prosperity.
Japanese: かくて、少年の日の高麗人の予言は実現を見、光源氏は栄華の絶頂に立ったのである。
English: Around the time of the early summer rains, a letter arrived for Tamakazura from Hotaru Hyobukyonomiya, so Genji had her write a reply.
Japanese: 五月雨の頃、蛍兵部卿宮から玉鬘(源氏物語)に文が届き、源氏はそれに返事を書かせた。
English: Genji released fireflies behind the screen separating Hyobukyonomiya, who had arrived at the Rokujo-in Palace in high spirits, and Tamakazura, softly illuminating her silhouette.
Japanese: 喜び勇んで六条院にやってきた兵部卿宮の前で、源氏は几帳の内にホタルを放ち、その光で玉鬘の姿を浮かび上がらせて見せた。
English: Hyobukyonomiya was deeply attracted to her beauty, which was greater than he had expected, so he sent a waka poem to express his love to her, but she just ignored him.
Japanese: 予想以上の美しさに心を奪われた兵部卿宮は想いを和歌で訴えるが、玉鬘はつれなくあしらうだけだった。
English: Before long, the rainy season arrived, and Genji spent time giving critiques of the tales that Tamakazura was absorbed in, and bothering her with his unending wooing.
Japanese: やがて長雨の季節に入り、物語に熱中する玉鬘に源氏は物語評論を聞かせ、相も変わらず言い寄って玉鬘を困らせていた。
English: Around that time, Tamakazura's real father, To no Chujo, was told by a dream diviner that his daughter by Yugao had been adopted by someone else.
Japanese: その頃玉鬘の実父頭中将も、夢占でかつて夕顔(源氏物語)との間にもうけた娘が他人の養女になっているだろうと告げられていた。
English: The title of this chapter was derived from a wild carnation about which Hikaru Genji and Tamakazura composed waka poems.
Japanese: 巻名は光源氏と玉鬘(源氏物語)が常夏の花（ナデシコ）を詠んだ和歌に因む。
English: In the height of summer, Genji, who was cooling himself at the Tsuridono (fishing pavilion) in the Rokujo-in Palace, asked the sons of the Minister of the Interior, who had come to visit Yugiri, about the illegitimate daughter (Omi no Kimi) recently taken into their residence.
Japanese: 盛夏の六条院で、釣殿で涼んでいた源氏は夕霧(源氏物語)を訪ねてきた内大臣家の子息たちに、最近新しく迎えられた落胤の姫君（近江の君）のことを尋ねる。
English: To no Chujo had been looking for Tamakazura, but instead had found Omi no Kimi, about whom Genji had heard an unsavory rumor.
Japanese: 玉鬘を探していた頭中将だったが、代わりに見つかったという近江の君の芳しからぬ噂を源氏も知っていた。
English: Tamakazura, who heard of their discord, was caught in the middle, worrying about when she could meet her real father, while Genji, who was teaching her to play the wagon (Japanese harp), became more and more attracted to her.
Japanese: 二人の不仲を聞いて、いつになったら実父に会えるのか思い悩む板ばさみの玉鬘に、和琴を教えながらますます惹かれる源氏だった。
English: He visited Kumoi no Kari and gave her a scolding, while he was at a loss what to do with Omi no Kimi, who was not like a princess at all.
Japanese: 雲居の雁のところへ出向いて説教し、またあまりに姫君らしくない近江の君の処遇に思い悩む。
English: He decided to have her go to his oldest daughter, Kokiden no nyogo, the Emperor's consort, to learn good manners, but a letter and a waka poem she sent to Kokiden were nonsensical, causing the court ladies to snigger in contempt.
Japanese: そこで長女弘徽殿女御の元に行儀見習いへ出すことを決めたが、女御へ贈られた文も和歌も支離滅裂な出来で、女房たちの失笑を買うのだった。
English: A year after Genji returned to Kyoto, the Lord of Hitachi Province (formerly the Assistant Governor of Iyo Province) wound up his service and came back with his wife, Utsusemi.
Japanese: 源氏が帰京した翌年、常陸国介（元伊予国介）が任期を終えて、妻空蝉(源氏物語)と共に戻ってきた。
English: Recalling their time together, Genji called over Utsusemi's younger brother, Uemon no suke (formerly Kogimi) and gave him a letter to give to her.
Japanese: 源氏は懐かしさに空蝉の弟右衛門佐（元小君）を呼び寄せ、空蝉へ文を送った。
English: They continued to exchange letters, but before long the Lord of Hitachi passed away, and Utsusemi, who was left alone, became a nun to avoid her stepchild, the Governor of Kawachi Province (the former Governor of Ki Province), who was in love with her.
Japanese: その後も二人は文を交わしたが、やがて常陸介が亡くなり、一人残された空蝉は継子の河内国守（元紀伊国守）の懸想を避けて出家した。
English: The residence fell into ruin and her maids left, so her aunt, who was a wife of the zuryo (the head of the provincial governors), tried to take in Suetsumuhana as her daughter's court lady, but she would not accept the offer.
Japanese: 邸は荒れ果てて召使たちも去り、受領の北の方となっている叔母が姫を娘の女房に迎えようとするが、末摘花は応じない。
English: After a while, Genji returned to Kyoto but, as before, Suetsumuhana was left alone, overcome with grief.
Japanese: やがて源氏が帰京したが、末摘花は相変わらず忘れられたきりで嘆きに暮れる。
English: Before long, her aunt's husband became Senior Assistant Governor-General of Kyushu, and her aunt took the wet nurse whom Suetsumuhana depended on with her as housekeeper.
Japanese: そのうち叔母の夫が大宰大弐となり、叔母は末摘花が頼りにしていた乳母子の侍従を連れて行ってしまった。
English: The new year came and then spring; when Genji went out to visit Hanachirusato one night, he noticed that the devastated residence which he saw on his way was Hitachinomiya's.
Japanese: 年も改まって春になり、ある夜花散里を訪ねようと出かけた源氏は、途中通りかかった荒れた邸が常陸宮邸であると気付く。
English: Genji began to take care of Suetsumuhana again, promising that he would protect her for many more years, and two years later he took her in to the east lodge at Nijo.
Japanese: 源氏は末永い庇護を約束して再びその世話をし、二年後に末摘花を二条東院に引き取った。
English: On a visit to the Rokujo-in Palace, where plants and flowers in the garden had been blown flat, Yugiri happened to catch a glimpse of Murasaki no Ue amidst the chaos and was stunned by her beauty.
Japanese: 六条院の庭の草花も倒れ、そこへ訪れた夕霧(源氏物語)は混乱の中で偶然紫の上の姿を垣間見、その美貌に衝撃を受ける。
English: Even after paying a visit to his grandmother, Omiya, he could not forget the Murasaki no Ue's beauty, which was like full-blown cherry blossoms.
Japanese: その後祖母大宮(源氏物語)の元へ見舞いに参上してからも、爛漫のサクラのような紫の上の艶姿は夕霧の脳裏に焼きついて消えなかった。
English: The day after the typhoon, Genji and Yugiri went visit Empress Akikonomu, who was in the middle of a short leave, and other noble ladies.
Japanese: 野分の去った翌日、源氏は夕霧を連れて、宿下がり中の秋好中宮を始めとする女君たちの見舞いに回った。
English: When they visited Tamakazura, Yugiri caught a glimpse of her and was fascinated by her beauty but, at the same time, he was suspicious of Genji's unfatherly-like behavior toward her.
Japanese: 玉鬘(源氏物語)の元を訪れた時、こっそりと覗き見た夕霧は玉鬘の美しさに見とれると共に、親子とは思えない振舞いを見せる源氏に驚き不審に思う。
English: Yugiri, disconcerted by the various women as beautiful as flowers, sent Kumoi no Kari a letter.
Japanese: とりどりに花のように美しい女性たちを思って心乱れつつ、雲居の雁へ文を送る夕霧だった。
English: The title of this chapter was derived from the waka poem which Higekuro's daughter composed: 'Now I am leaving my house where I have lived; do not forget me, friendly cypress pillar.'
Japanese: 巻名は髭黒の娘が詠んだ和歌「今はとて宿かれぬとも馴れ来つる真木の柱はわれを忘るな」に因む。
English: Although Tamakazura was about to serve as Naishi no tsukasa (female palace attendant), Higekuro forced a relationship on her through the good offices of a court lady right before her entering the Imperial Palace.
Japanese: 内侍司として出仕を控えていた玉鬘だったが、その直前に髭黒が女房の手引きで強引に契りを交わしてしまう。
English: Genji kept his consternation absolutely secret, and treated Higekuro, who was ecstatic about getting married to young and beautiful Tamakazura, with courtesy as his son-in-law.
Japanese: 若く美しい玉鬘を得て有頂天の髭黒を、源氏は内心の衝撃を押し隠して丁重に婿としてもてなす。
English: However, Tamakazura, who reluctantly got married to boorish and graceless Higekuro, was so downhearted that she felt ashamed and could not even face Genji.
Japanese: だが、無骨で雅さに欠ける髭黒と心ならずも結婚することになった当の玉鬘はすっかりしおれきり、恥ずかしさに源氏とも顔を合わせられない。
English: On the other hand, her biological father, the Minister of the Palace, welcomed this marriage and thanked Genji, because he thought that it was better for his other daughter, Kokiden no nyogo (Empress Kokiden), not to compete with Tamakazura for Emperor Reizei's favor.
Japanese: 一方で実父の内大臣は、姉妹の弘徽殿女御と冷泉帝の寵を争うよりはよいとこの縁談を歓迎、源氏の計らいに感謝した。
English: However, his wife, who he had completely abandoned by that time, despaired, so her father, Hyobukyonomiya, also thought of making her come back to his residence.
Japanese: しかし、その様子に今はすっかり見捨てられた北の方は絶望し、父親の兵部卿宮も実家に戻らせようと考える。
English: Higekuro, who thought that it looked bad, tried to hold her back, but when he was about to leave for Tamakazura's, she suddenly got mad at him, and threw ashes from the incense burner at him.
Japanese: 髭黒もさすがにそれは世間体も悪いと引き止めたものの、いざ玉鬘のところへ出発しようとした矢先、突然狂乱した北の方に香炉の灰を浴びせられる。