nntsuzu/KFTT huggingface dataset:
English: It is believed that his father was Yasusuke OTA who was the Satomi clan's old retainer and was a grandson of Dokan OTA; and his father was Naokage TOYAMA (the Left Gate Watch, the son of Masakage TOYAMA,) the keeper of Edo-jo Castle.
Japanese: 父は里見氏の旧臣で太田道灌のひ孫にあたる太田康資とされる説と、江戸城代の遠山直景(左衛門大夫)（遠山政景の子）とする説がある。
English: There is another belief that Yasusuke OTA adopted a daughter of Shigemichi EDO, the territorial lord in the Warring States period in Hitachi Province, who lost his territories in control because of Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI and was staying with the Yuki clan.
Japanese: 常陸国の戦国大名で豊臣秀吉により支配地を失い、結城氏の元に身をよせていた江戸重通の娘が太田康資の養女になったという説などがある。
English: Shigemasa OTA was one of her elder brothers, who is included in the Toyama clan's family trees (refer to the Musashi-Toyama clan in "Record of Family Trees") and may have been raised on the mother side of his family (the Toyama clan) with Eishoin after his father's death like as if the both had been a brother and sister.
Japanese: 兄として太田重正があげられるが、重正は遠山氏の系図に含まれており（武家家伝の武蔵遠山氏参照）、父の死後その母方（遠山氏）で英勝院と兄妹のようにして育てられた可能性が考えられる。
English: In any case her origin are not considered to be certain due to the multiple theories are being around as mentioned above.
Japanese: いずれにしても、前述の通り多くの説があり、その出自は定かなものとはされていない。
English: Ieyasu TOKUGAWA was transferred to Edo by Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI and was proactively engaged in recruiting the descendants of old reputable families in Kanto.
Japanese: 豊臣秀吉によって江戸に移封された徳川家康は積極的に関東の名門の末裔を集めた。
English: The Toyama clan (according to another belief, it was the Ota clan who was connected with Dokan), who was the keeper of Edo-jo Castle, was included in the descendants, and she is thought to have served for Ieyasu at her young age (around thirteen) (based on her age, it is pure supposition that she would have served Ieyasu as his concubine from the beginning.)
Japanese: そのなかに江戸城代であった遠山氏（道灌の流れを引く太田氏という説もある）も含まれており、早くに（13歳頃）家康に仕えたと考えられている（年齢的にも、最初から側室だったというのは推測の域を出ない。)
English: Some people say that her serving for Ieyasu was recommended by Toshikage TOYAMA (the Akechi-Toyama) who was from the same Toyama clan (the Musashi-Toyama clan was originally the Akechi-Toyama clan; refer to "Naokage TOYAMA") and was a hereditary direct vassal to the Tokugawa shogunate, or by Tenkai who was assumed to be her older brother (he used the same family crest as that used by the Toyama clan).
Japanese: 同じ遠山氏（武蔵遠山氏はもとは明知遠山氏、遠山直景参照）で徳川譜代の旗本となっていた遠山利景（明知遠山）あるいはその兄とも一部で推測されている天海（同じ遠山氏の家紋を用いている）の推挙によるものともされる。
English: It is thought that the reason was because she was found to be pregnant with Ieyasu's child, but this is pure supposition.
Japanese: 家康の子を懐妊していることがわかったからともいわれるが、推測の域を出ない。
English: She gave birth to the sixth and the last daughter of Ieyasu, Ichihime in January 1607, at the age of thirty.
Japanese: 慶長12年（1607年）1月に家康最後の子である6女市姫を30歳で産む。
English: Ichihime was engaged with Toragikumaru (later, Tadamune DATE), a son of Masamune DATE, but she died very young at the age of four.
Japanese: 市姫は伊達政宗の嫡男・虎菊丸（のちの伊達忠宗）と婚約するが、4歳で夭折する。
English: Ieyasu felt sorry for Okaru and arranged her to adopt Yorifusa TOKUGAWA who was born from Yojuin (also known as Man), Tadamasa MATSUDAIRA, the second son of Hideyasu YUKI and Furihime (a daughter of Terumasa IKEDA) who was a grandchild from a daughter married into another family.
Japanese: 不憫に思った家康は養珠院（万）の産んだ徳川頼房と結城秀康の次男である松平忠昌、外孫であった振姫（池田輝政の娘）らの養母とした。
English: After Ieyasu's death, she entered into priesthood and was called 'Eishoin,' and lived in the female Buddhist disciple residence in Edo Tayasu.
Japanese: 家康の死後は落飾して「英勝院」と称し、江戸田安の比丘尼屋敷に在した。
English: She received a piece of land located in Ogigayatsu, Kamakura, Sagami Province (Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture) from Iemitsu TOKUGAWA in 1634, that was Dokan OTA's old territory where his house existed before, and built Eisho-ji Temple there as a family temple and became the chief priest.
Japanese: のち寛永11年（1634年）に太田道灌の旧領で以前は屋敷のあった相模国鎌倉扇谷（神奈川県鎌倉市）の地を徳川家光より賜り、菩提所として英勝寺を建立して住持。
English: Some episodes were created and exaggerated in later years, and others were mixed up with episodes related to other concubines, but they are all thought to prove how much Ieyasu loved her.
Japanese: 後に創作され尾ひれがついたもの、あるいは他の側室の話と混同されているものなどあるが、いずれも家康がいかに寵愛していたかを証明するものとされる。
English: When Ieyasu abruptly asked his retainers at a party 'What is the most delicious food?,' each of the retainers answered; then, Ieyasu also asked Okaru who was attending by Ieyasu, she answered, 'It's salt.'
Japanese: 家康が家臣たちを集めた時に突然「一番美味い食べ物とは何か」と尋ねた際に、他の者たちがそれぞれが答えをならべたのが、家康がそばで控えていた梶にも尋ねると、「それは塩です」と答えた。
English: As she said 'It is impossible to adjust the taste without salt,' everyone was impressed by her unique explanation.
Japanese: 「塩がなければ味を調えられません」という意外な理由に一同が感心した。
English: As he asked Okaru, 'What is the worst food?,' without hesitation, she said 'It's also salt.
Japanese: 「では一番不味いものは何か」と梶に尋ねると、彼女は迷わずに「それも塩です。
English: However delicious the food is, it is not good for eating with too much salt in it.'
Japanese: どれほど美味しきものでも、塩を入れすぎれば食べられません」と答えたという。
English: There is an episode that when Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI was alive, Okaru who was held hostage in Osaka-jo Castle got out of the castle without other people's support and went back to Ieyasu on horseback, but obviously, this will be a fiction.
Japanese: また、豊臣秀吉存命中に人質として大坂城に捕らわれたが、単独で脱出し騎馬にて家康の元に帰ったという逸話もあるが、これはさすがに創作であろう。
English: She regularly insisted that to save wealth was very important because it should be distributed to the people of the country, and that this would prevent a country's wealth from running short through the generations of their offspring.
Japanese: 倹約して富を蓄えることこそ大切であり、それは天下の人に施すため、また子々孫々まで国の富が不足しないようにするためであると日頃から言い含めていた。
English: According to episodses, Ieyasu entrusted her with the management of most of the inner affairs of Sunpu-jo Castle, even leaving her a cashbox key.
Japanese: 家康は駿府城の奥向きの大半を彼女に任せ、また金蔵の鍵すら預けていたとさえ伝えられるほどである。
English: Regarding her relations with Kasuga no Tsubone, an episode states that Eishoin set up an occasion for Kasuga no Tsubone to meet Ieyasu who was staying in Sunpu to assist her in Iemitsu becoming a successor of Hidetada.
Japanese: 春日局との関係では、駿府にいた家康に会わせ、家光が秀忠の後継となることを助けたという話がある。
English: In the wedding ceremony, the basket which carried Eishoin was ahead of Kasuga no Tsubone's basket, which tells how politely and importantly Eishoin was treated in the Tokugawa family.
Japanese: 婚姻の際の籠の順序は英勝院が春日局より先であり、徳川内でいかに丁重に扱われていたかががわかる。
English: Okaru adopted Sukemune OTA, a son of Shigemasa, who was believed to be her older brother, and arranged him to serve for Hidetada TOKUGAWA as in the rank of a daimyo in hereditary vassal to the Tokugawa family.
Japanese: 梶は兄とされる重正の子である太田資宗を養子とし、譜代格として徳川秀忠に出仕させている。
English: Sukemune who had been favorably promoted and favored by Iemitsu TOKUGAWA was assigned for a managerial position in Edo bakufu initially called 'Rokuninshu' later called 'Wakadoshiyori,' and became a lord of the Yamakawa Domain, Shimotsuke Province which yielded 15,600 koku in rice.
Japanese: 資宗は順調に出世し、徳川家光からの覚えも良く、六人衆（のちの若年寄）となり、さらには下野国山川藩15600石の藩主となる。
English: After Sukemune continued to take the posts including an official in charge of ceremonies, he finally rose to the lord of the Hamamatsu Domain, Totoumi Province which yielded 35,000 koku in rice, and his offspring continued to take important posts in the bakufu such as a member of shogun's council of elders and became a viscount after the Meiji Restoration.
Japanese: 奏者番などを歴任し、最終的には遠江国浜松藩35000石まで登りつめ、子孫は幕府の要職を歴任し、老中も出し、明治維新後には子爵となった。
English: It can be said that thanks to Eishoin, the Ota clan which was about to fall, survived through the Meiji period, being the early modern feudal lord.
Japanese: 彼女は没落寸前であった太田氏を近世大名として、明治の世まで生き残らせたといえよう。
English: The temple, which had been under the aegis of Yorifusa TOKUGAWA and Iemitsu TOKUGAWA, and founded with Gyokuho Seiin (Sarahime, a daughter of Yorifusa TOKUGAWA) in the post of the chief priest, continued to invite daughters from Mito Tokugawa family for the chief priest post, which seemed to be why it called 'Mito Goten Palace' or 'nunnery temple of Mito.'
Japanese: 徳川頼房や、徳川家光から庇護をうけ、はじめ玉峰清因（徳川頼房の娘小良姫）を門主に迎えて開基したこともあり、代々水戸徳川家の子女を門主に迎えていため、「水戸御殿」や「水戸の尼寺」ともいわれたいう。
English: The family crest of Hollyhock is seen on the Buddhist sanctum, the hall dedicated to the souls of ancestors, the Chinese-style gate and the bell tower, all of which are Prefecture designated important cultural properties for Kanagawa Prefecture.
Japanese: 仏殿、祠堂、唐門、鐘楼などには葵の紋が見られ、いずれも神奈川県指定の重要文化財に選定されている。
English: Masachika ROKUGO (1764 - November 29, 1812) was the seventh head of Honjo Domain, Dewa Province.
Japanese: 六郷政速（ろくごうまさちか、明和元年（1764年）-文化(元号)9年10月26日(旧暦)（1812年11月29日））は、出羽国本荘藩の第7代藩主。
English: At first, the family reign was supposed to be succeeded by Masanori ROKUGO, the first son of the fifth domain head, Masanaga ROKUGO, however, as Masanori died young in April 1776, Masachika became the heir, and took over as head of the family on January 10, 1784, when his father retired.
Japanese: はじめは第5代藩主・六郷政長の長男・六郷政展が政林の養嗣子として後を継ぐ予定だったが、政展が安永5年（1776年）3月に早世したために世子となり、天明3年（1783年）12月18日の父の隠居により後を継いだ。
English: However, during his administration, he had to face various difficulties; in addition to the fire that occurred in the center of the town and a great earthquake, the domain was beset by a large-scale ikki (uprising), 'Manzawa sodo' (peasant's revolt in Manzawa) that broke out triggered by the corruption of nanushi (a village headman) and the successive injustice and mismanagement in the post-incident procedures, which provoked further confusions, and even conflicts between the urban wholesale merchants.
Japanese: しかしその治世中、城下町の火事や大地震に見舞われ、名主の不正から大規模な一揆「万沢騒動」が起こり、事後処理で不正や失態がありさらに混乱を招き、市街地では問屋同士の紛争が起こるなど、その藩政においては多難を極めた。
English: In 1806 after the earthquake, the domain borrowed money of more than 1700 ryo (currency unit) from 52 merchants of the territory.
Japanese: 地震後の文化3年（1806年）には、領内の商人52人から総額1700両余を借金している。
English: On the other hand, during the Tenmei era, he set up hanko (a domain school) 'Shushin-kan' to educate the retainers within Sannomaru (outer part) of the castle.
Japanese: 一方で天明期に、藩士の教育のために城内三の丸に藩校・修身館を創設している。
English: Kisakata located in the Honjo Domain was famous for its picturesque view consisting of Tsukumo-jima Islands and Yasohachi-gata Lagoon, which was depicted as 'small islands floating in the sea with shoals' and where Basho MATSUO also visited on his journey of "Oku no Hosomichi" (The Narrow Road to the Deep North), however, Kisakata was uprooted by the above mentioned great Chokai earthquake (Kisakata Earthquake) and changed into 'an extensive land with scattered mounds.'
Japanese: 松尾芭蕉が『奥の細道』でも訪れた「遠浅の海に小島が浮かぶ」九十九島・八十八潟の景勝地・本荘藩領の象潟はしかし、前述の鳥海大地震(象潟地震)により隆起し、「広々とした陸地に小山が点在する」風景となってしまった。
English: The Honjo Domain that was making efforts until then to maintain its picturesque view, placing an officer called Shimamori (guards of the island), tried to look this change from a different angle and took it as an opportunity.
Japanese: それまでは景勝地として大事にし、島守という役人を置くなどしていた本荘藩ではあったが、藩はこれを逆転の発想で好機と捉えた。
English: At the outset of the project, the domain intended to planarize the land, completely leveling the mounds (that were islands before), and the surplus earth and the logged pine trees were to be utilized to develop a vast agricultural land, however, the chief priest named Kakurin of Kanman-ji Temple, a local famous temple with a long history, began an opposition campaign.
Japanese: 当初は小山（元・島）を全て潰し、その残土や刈り出した松の木を使って広大な農地を開発する予定であったが、地元の名刹・蚶満寺住職の覚林が景勝地の開拓に反対運動を始めた。
English: To see that the domain would not accept his claim, Kakurin went up to Kyoto and lobbied the Kaninnomiya family to get Kanman-ji Temple designated as an oratory, and promoted the opposition campaign backed by the authority of the Imperial Court.
Japanese: 藩が自分の主張を受け入れないとみた覚林は京に赴き、閑院宮家を動かし、蚶満寺を祈祷所としてもらい、朝廷の権威を背景に反対運動を展開した。
English: However, the domain, which wanted to promote new land development, detained Kakurin while he was in Edo (the current Tokyo) and incarcerated him as a laic figure popularly called Kansuke, and Kakurin died in prison.
Japanese: 新田開発を進めたい藩は、江戸に出ていた覚林を捕縛、僧侶ではなく俗名勘助という名目で獄中の人とし、覚林は獄中にて獄死した。
English: Since then, the domain's exploitation project made advancement but most of the mounds were left untouched.
Japanese: これにより藩の開拓事業は進行するのだが、小山の主だったものは残された。
English: In any case, the famous picturesque view of Kisakata has remained as described today as 'the hills scattered as if they were islands in the country view.'
Japanese: とにかく今日の「田園風景の中に島のように小山が点在する」名勝象潟が残った。
English: Takayuki KYOGOKU (June 3, 1678 - March 8, 1723) was the forth hereditary domain head of the Mineyama Domain in Tango Province.
Japanese: 京極高之（きょうごくたかゆき、延宝6年4月14日(旧暦)（1678年6月3日）-享保8年2月2日(旧暦)（1723年3月8日））は、丹後国峰山藩の第4代藩主。
English: He died on 8 March 1723 at 46 years of age and was succeeded by adopted son-in-law Takanaga KYOGOKU.
Japanese: 享保8年（1723年）2月2日、46歳で死去し、後を婿養子の京極高長が継いだ。
English: Takanaga KYOGOKU (June 12, 1695 - August 5, 1769) was the fifth hereditary domain head of the Mineyama Domain in Tango Province.
Japanese: 京極高長（きょうごくたかなが、元禄8年5月1日(旧暦)（1695年6月12日）-明和6年4月3日(旧暦)（1769年5月8日））は、丹後国峰山藩の第5代藩主。
English: Takanaga was the third son (some say forth) of Kazunobu NAITO the lord of Tanagura Domain in Mutsu Province (and subsequently the lord of Murakami Domain in Echigo Province).
Japanese: 陸奥国棚倉藩主（のち越後国村上藩主）内藤弌信の三男（四男との説もある）。
English: On September 22, 1765 he assigned his leadership of the domain to Takahisa KYOGOKU (his adopted heir) and retired; passing away in Edo on August 5, 1769.
Japanese: 明和2年（1765年）8月8日、養嗣子の京極高久に家督を譲って隠居し、明和6年（1769年）4月3日に江戸で死去した。
English: Takakage KYOGOKU (1811 - September 2, 1863) was the 10th hereditary domain head of the Mineyama Domain in Tango Province.
Japanese: 京極高景（きょうごくたかかげ、文化(元号)8年（1811年）-文久3年7月20日(旧暦)（1863年9月2日））は、丹後国峰山藩の第10代藩主。
English: As adoptive heir, Takakage inherited the domain lordship upon the death of the predecessor (Takatsune KYOGOKU) in 1834.
Japanese: 先代藩主・京極高鎮が天保5年（1834年）に死去したため、その養嗣子となって後を継いだ。
English: However, many died of starvation during the Great Tenpo Era Famine and suffered with the commercially due to Tenpo era reforms etc. leading to problems in effectively ruling the domain.
Japanese: しかし天保の大飢饉で多数の餓死者を出し、さらに天保の改革で商業的な悪影響を受けるなどして、藩政は多難であった。
English: Takatomi KYOGOKU (January 7, 1836 - February 9, 1889) was the 11th hereditary domain head of the Mineyama Domain in Tango Province.
Japanese: 京極高富（きょうごくたかとみ、天保6年11月19日(旧暦)（1836年1月7日）-明治22年（1889年）2月9日）は、丹後国峰山藩の第11代藩主。
English: Subsequently held successive roles as Osaka Tamatsukuri Teiban (gatekeeper of Tamatsukuri-mon gate in Osaka-jo Castle) and gained merit through his participation in the Tenchugumi War and the Ikuno suppression.
Japanese: その後も大坂玉造定番などを歴任し、天誅組の乱や生野の変鎮圧で功を挙げている。
English: For that reason, in 1868 he was seen on the shogun side during the Boshin War and was put under house arrest by order of the new government.
Japanese: このため、慶応4年（1868年）の戊辰戦争では佐幕派として見なされ、新政府の命令により謹慎を命じられた。
English: On July 3, 1868 Takatomi was released from house arrest and immediately after on July 17 (citing chronic chest disease as his reason) he assigned his leadership of the domain to Takanobu KYOGOKU (his adopted heir) and retired.
Japanese: 同年5月14日に謹慎を許されたが、直後の5月28日に胸の持病を理由にして、養嗣子の京極高陳に家督を譲って隠居した。
English: Takanobu KYOGOKU (1838 - May 13, 1893) was the 12th (the last) hereditary domain head of the Mineyama Domain in Tango Province.
Japanese: 京極高陳（きょうごくたかのぶ、天保9年（1838年）-明治26年（1893年）5月13日？）は、丹後国峰山藩の第12代（最後）の藩主。
English: March 5, 1868 Takanobu became the adoptive heir of Takatomi KYOGOKU, the 11th hereditary domain head of the Mineyama Domain and succeeded the family on July 17.
Japanese: 慶応4年（1868年）2月12日、11代峰山藩主京極高富の養子となり、同年5月28日家督を相続した。
English: In July 31, 1869 Takanobu was appointed as Governor of the Mineyama Domain but, was dismissed on August 29, 1871 (due to the abolition of domains and creation of prefectures) and returned to Tokyo on November 10, 1871.
Japanese: 明治2年（1869年）6月23日峰山藩知事に任命され、明治4年（1871年）7月14日廃藩置県により峰山藩知事を罷免され、同年9月28日東京へ移った。
English: On March 28, 1873 Takanobu offered to serve in the Department of the Navy and was attached to Navy Headquarters.
Japanese: 明治6年（1873年）3月28日海軍省に出仕し水兵本部課所属となる。
English: He passed away (age 56) on May 13, 1893 however, opinions differ on this point.
Japanese: 明治26年（1893年）5月13日に56歳で死去したとされるが、異説もある。
English: The first volume of "Mineyama kyodoshi" (Mineyama local history) recorded the previous date of death and Antaizan Joryu-ji Temple in Yoshiwara, Mineyama-cho as the Gravesite, and the third volume of 'Sanbyakuhan hanshu jinmei jiten' (biographical dictionary of lords of three hundred domains) also recorded the same information.
Japanese: 「峰山郷土史」（上）には先述の年月日に没し、墓所は峰山町吉原の安泰山常立寺とあって、「三百藩藩主人名辞典」3もこの記述を引用している。
English: However, according to 'Heisei shinshu Kazoku kakei taisei' (The Peerage: New Heisei Edition), the individual who died on May 13, 1893 was Takachi KYOGOKU (domain lord 2 generations after Takanobu) and, Takanobu's year of death is not recorded.
Japanese: しかし「平成新修華族家系大成」によると1893年5月13日に死去したのは高陳の二代後の当主京極高致で、高陳の没年は記述されていない。
English: Masakuni ASAMI (June 17, 1941 -) is a Noh gakushi (Noh actor) from Tokyo, and shite-kata (main roles) of Kanze school.
Japanese: 浅見真州（あさみまさくに、1941年6月17日-）は、東京都出身の能楽師、観世流のシテ方である。
English: Motonobu SUZUKI (1555 - June 1620) was a retainer of the Date clan.
Japanese: 鈴木元信（すずきもとのぶ、弘治(日本)元年（1555年）-元和(日本)6年（1620年）6月）は、伊達氏の家臣。
English: Possessing first-rate administrational and financial abilities, he was profoundly trusted by Masamune, paid a stipend of 1500 koku and given Furukawa-jo Castle and when Masamune was absent from Sendai he looked after province affairs.
Japanese: 行政能力、財務能力に優れた才能を持っていたことから、政宗の厚い信任を受けて古川城に1500石の所領を与えられ、政宗が仙台を留守中には国家老として政務を執った。
English: With Masamune gaining power, Motonobu had dreams of a shogunate lead by Date and prepared a 'constitution' with Articles to be used when Masamune grasped power.
Japanese: 元信は、政宗が天下人になること、つまり伊達幕府ができることを夢見て、政宗が天下を取ったときのための「憲法」や「条々」などを用意していた。
English: However, just prior to his death in 1620, he already realized that Masamune would not hold power and it is said he burnt all the documents.
Japanese: しかし1620年の死の直前、もはや政宗が天下を取ることもないだろうと悟って、それらを全て焼き捨てさせたと言われている。
English: Moritomo HASEGAWA (1569 to January 6, 1633) was a samurai in the Azuchi Momoyama period.
Japanese: 長谷川守知（はせがわもりとも、永禄12年（1569年）-寛永9年11月26日(旧暦)（1633年1月6日））は、安土桃山時代の武将。
English: Together with his father, Moritomo served Nobunaga ODA and then Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI and was invested a Court rank and appointed to an office in 1586.
Japanese: 父と共に織田信長、次いで豊臣秀吉に仕え、天正14年（1586年）に叙位・任官した。
English: When the Japanese troops were sent to Korea for invasion in 1592, Moritomo stayed at Nagoya-jo Castle in Hizen Province, and in 1594, he made a great achievement in the construction work of Fushimi-jo Castle, which won him 10,000 koku in Mino Province.
Japanese: 文禄元年（1592年）の朝鮮出兵では肥前名護屋城に在陣し、文禄3年（1594年）には伏見城工事で功績を挙げたため、美濃国内に1万石を与えられた。
English: In the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, he joined the army of Mitsunari ISHIDA, the Western Army, and kept to Sawayama-jo Castle, the headquarters of Mitsunari, but when the main forces of the Western Army including those of Mitsunari were devastated in the main campaign on October 21 and the troops of Hideaki KOBAYAKAWA and other lords who belonged to the Western Army but betrayed them in favor of the Eastern Army, closed to the castle, Moritomo switched sides to Hideaki, betrayed Mitsunari and forced his family to suicide.
Japanese: 慶長5年（1600年）の関ヶ原の戦いでは西軍の石田三成に属して、三成の居城である佐和山城に籠もっていたが、9月15日の本戦で三成ら本隊が壊滅し、小早川秀秋ら東軍の寝返り部隊が攻め寄せてくると、守知は秀秋と内通して裏切り、三成一族を自刃に追い込んだ。
English: But since Masanao gave 3,110 koku out of his fief to his younger brother Morikatsu HASEGAWA, the Hasegawa clan became a hatamoto (a direct retainer of the Tokugawa shogunate) and the Hasegawa Domain was abolished.
Japanese: しかし正尚は弟の長谷川守勝に3110石ほどを分与したため、長谷川氏は旗本となり、美濃長谷川藩は廃藩となったのである。
English: After the death of Masanao, his successor Moritoshi HASEGAWA (fourth son of Moritomo) died young (in 1646), and the Hasegawa clan was extinguished.
Japanese: ちなみに長谷川氏は正尚の死後に後を継いだ長谷川守俊（守知の四男）の早世（正保3年（1646年）没）により断絶した。
English: Michito INABA (1570 - January 29, 1608) was a busho (Japanese military commander) in the Sengoku period (period of Warring State).
Japanese: 稲葉道通（いなばみちとお、元亀元年（1570年）-慶長12年12月12日(旧暦)（1608年1月29日））は、戦国時代(日本)の武将。
English: When the oldest brother Toshisada MAKIMURA (the adopted son of Masatomo MAKIMURA) died in 1593 and the son of Toshisada, Ushinosuke MAKIMURA, was very young, Michito took over as the lord of the Iwate domain and governed an estate of 20,300 koku.
Japanese: 1593年、長兄の牧村利貞（牧村政倫の養子）が死去した後、その実子である牧村牛之助が幼少だったため、その後を継いで岩手藩主となり、2万300石を領する。
English: In 1594, since he performed well in the construction of Fushimi Castle, he was given an additional territory of 5,700 koku and the surname of Toyotomi from Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI.
Japanese: 1594年、伏見城工事で功績を挙げたことから、豊臣秀吉より5700石の加増と、豊臣姓を下賜された。
English: He joined the East squad at the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, and fought against Yoshitaka KUKI (the West squad) along with Mitsuyoshi WAKEBE and Nobutaka TOMITA.
Japanese: 1600年の関ヶ原の戦いでは東軍に与して、分部光嘉や富田信高らと共に九鬼嘉隆（西軍）と戦った。
English: Michito was on bad terms with Yoshitaka and they had been arguing over the taxes for the maritime transport of lumbers.
Japanese: 道通は嘉隆と仲が悪く、木材の海上運送税などについて争っていたのである。
English: However, Michito did not let Ushinosuke, the son of late older brother Toshisada, take over as the head of the family even when he turned 15 years old and Michito attempted to let his own son Norimichi INABA take over instead; therefore, Ushinosuke began to feel disaffected.
Japanese: しかし、長兄・利貞の遺児である牛之助が15歳に成長しても家督を譲ろうとせず、実子の稲葉紀通に譲ろうとしたため、牛之助が不満を抱く。
English: Since Michito died about six months after the assassination of Ushinosuke, it is said that he was cursed to death.
Japanese: 暗殺事件から半年足らずで死去したため、その死は牛之助の呪いとも言われている。
English: In 1625, he was born in Zeze as the third child and oldest son of Sadayoshi SUGANUMA, the first lord of the Kameyama Domain in Tanba Province (in those days, the lord of the Zeze Domain in Omi Province).
Japanese: 寛永2年（1625年）、丹波亀山藩の初代藩主（当時は近江国膳所藩主）・菅沼定芳の第3子、長男として膳所で生まれる。
English: In 1643, he succeeded his father as a head of the family and became the second lord of the Kameyama Domain.
Japanese: 寛永20年（1643年）、父の死去により家督を継いで亀山藩の第2代藩主となる。
English: At this time, he distributed a chigyo-chi (a territory) of 2,000 koku to Sadazane SUGANUMA, a younger paternal half-brother, and 1,100 koku to Sadayoshi SUGANUMA, a younger paternal half-brother (whose mother was different from the one of Sadazane SUGANUMA); his direct control territory decreased from 41,100 koku to 38,000 koku.
Japanese: このとき、異母弟・菅沼定実へ2000石、異母（菅沼定実の母とも異なる）弟・菅沼定賞へは1100石の知行地を分与し、4万1100石から3万8000石にまで直轄領が減った。
English: Because there is no record mentioning that he had either mistresses or heirs, the Suganuma clan was ceased to change the rank for the extinction of family line.
Japanese: 側妾も確認されておらず、嗣子も無いために、菅沼氏は無嗣改易となった。
English: However, in an intercalary month of February the following year, his brother Sadazane SUGANUMA was given 10,000 koku and allowed for the succession of family name.
Japanese: しかし、翌年閏正月、弟の菅沼定実に1万石が与えられに名跡相続を許された。
English: Sadazane himself received 7,000 koku (alternate yoriai, a family status of samurai warriors in the Edo period) and distributed 3,000 koku to his brother Sadayoshi SUGANUMA.
Japanese: 自身は7000石（交代寄合）を拝領し、弟菅沼定賞に3000石を分与。
English: Mitsunobu WAKEBE (1591-April 10, 1643) was the second lord of the Ise-Ueno Domain.
Japanese: 分部光信（わけべみつのぶ、天正19年（1591年）-寛永20年2月22日(旧暦)（1643年4月10日））は、伊勢上野藩の第2代藩主。
English: At the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, he was sent to Nobutaka TOMITA in the same East squad as a pawn by the Wakebe head family.
Japanese: 慶長5年（1600年）、関ヶ原の戦いの際には分部氏本家によって同じ東軍に属した富田信高への人質として差し出された。
English: Because Mitsukatsu WAKEBE (the oldest son of Mitsuyoshi) died young, Mitsunobu, who was the son of Masakatsu NAGANO (the husband of Mitsuyoshi's daughter) and Mitsuyoshi's grandchild, came to succeed as an adopted heir.
Japanese: 光嘉の長男・分部光勝は早世していたため、娘婿に当たる長野正勝の子で外孫にあたる光信が養嗣子として後を継ぐこととなった。
English: During the Osaka Fuyu no Jin (Winter Siege of Osaka) in 1614, he fought together with Tadamasa HONDA and achieved success, and again he also achieved success during the Osaka Natsu no Jin (Summer Siege of Osaka); he was reassigned to the Omizo Domain, Omi Province in September 1619.
Japanese: 慶長19年（1614年）の大坂冬の陣では本多忠政に属して功を挙げ、翌年の夏の陣でも功を挙げたため、元和(日本)5年（1619年）8月に近江大溝藩に移封された。