nntsuzu/KFTT huggingface dataset:
English: The adoption proceeded successfully, thanks to a niece of Motonari (a daughter of Okimoto MORI) who married Okikage, and Takakage became the head of the Takehara-Kobayakawa clan in 1544.
Japanese: 元就の姪（毛利興元の娘）が興景の妻だった縁もありこの養子縁組は平和裏に進み、天文14年（1544年）に隆景は竹原小早川氏の当主となる。
English: In 1547, when Yoshitaka OUCHI attacked the Kannabe-jo Castle in Bingo Province, Takakage joined Yoshitaka's army and fought his uijin (first battle).
Japanese: 天文16年（1547年）、大内義隆が備後国神辺城を攻めたときに従軍し、初陣を飾った。
English: On this occasion, Takakage and his Kobayakawa's army took control of Fort of Mt. Ryuo, which was a branch castle of the Kannabe-jo Castle, by themselves, and were highly praised by Yoshitaka for the service.
Japanese: このとき、隆景は神辺城の支城である龍王山砦を小早川軍単独で落とすという功を挙げ、義隆から賞賛された。
English: On the other hand, Shigehira KOBAYAKAWA, who was the head of the Numata-Kobayakawa clan, which was the head family of the Kobayakawa clan, was young, sickly, and blind from an eye disease.
Japanese: 一方、小早川氏の本家・沼田小早川氏の当主であった小早川繁平は若年で病弱な上、眼病により盲目となっていた。
English: Shigehira's conditions brought a conflict between the pro-Shigehira faction and pro-Takakage faction, which supported Kagetaka to be the head of the clan, and such circumstances became a concern to Yoshitaka OUCHI, who thought it might be difficult to repel the invasion by the Amago clan.
Japanese: このため、家中は繁平派と隆景擁立派で対立し、大内義隆は尼子氏の侵攻に堪えられないのではと懸念した。
English: In 1550, Yoshitaka conspired with Motonari to support the pro-Kagetaka faction lead by Kageoki NOMI, held Shigehira in custody under suspicion of naitsu (engage in secret communication) with the Amago clan, and forced him to retire and enter into priesthood.
Japanese: 天文19年（1550年）、義隆は元就と共謀し、乃美景興を中心とした隆景擁立派を支持、尼子氏との内通の疑いで繁平を拘禁し、隠居・出家に追い込んだ。
English: He arranged a marriage for Kagetaka with a younger sister of Shigehira (later Toita no Okata), and merged the Numata- and Takehara-Kobayakawa clans by having Kagetaka took over the Numata-Kobayakawa clan as head of the family.
Japanese: そして隆景を繁平の妹（後の問田の大方）に娶せ、沼田小早川氏を乗っ取る形で家督を継がせることで、沼田・竹原の両小早川氏を統合する。
English: After entering the Takayama-jo Castle, which was the headquarter of the Numata-Kobayakawa clan, Takakage built the Shintakayama-jo Castle on the other side of the Mumata-gawa River the next year (in 1552) and relocated the headquarter.
Japanese: 隆景は沼田小早川氏の本拠高山城に入場するが、翌年の天文21年（1552年）には沼田川を挟んだ対岸に新高山城を築城し、新たな本拠とする。
English: Since then, the Kobayakawa clan was integrated into the Mori clan, and rendered distinguished service as an elite Suigun (warriors battle in the sea) under the direct control of the Mori clan.
Japanese: 以後の小早川氏は毛利一門に組み込まれ、毛利氏直轄の精強な水軍として活躍することになる。
English: In the Battle of Itsukushima in 1555, which was a breakthrough for the success of the Mori clan, the Kobayakawa navy lead by Takakage defeated the Ouchi navy lead by Harukata SUE and established a naval blockade, thus contributing greatly to the victory of the Mori forces.
Japanese: 隆景の率いた小早川水軍は、毛利氏が一躍世に出た弘治(日本)元年（1555年）の厳島の戦いにおいて、陶晴賢率いる大内水軍を破って海上を封鎖し、毛利軍の勝利に大いに貢献している。
English: On this occasion, he also rendered distinguished service in bringing over the Murakami navy into his navy via Munekatsu NOMI.
Japanese: このとき、乃美宗勝を通じて村上水軍を味方に引き入れる調略でも功を挙げている。
English: Later, in 1557, he fought in another battle that conquered the Suo and Nagato Provinces and defeated the Ouchi clan.
Japanese: その後、弘治3年（1557年）に周防国・長門国を攻略し、大内氏を滅ぼした戦いにも参加している。
English: The same year, when Motonari retired and Takamoto MORI, who was Motonari's oldest son, took over as head of the family, Takakage and Motoharu KIKKAWA, who was Takakage's older brother, continued serving as the important vassals of the Mori clan.
Japanese: 同年、元就が隠居し、長兄の毛利隆元が家督を継ぐが、隆景は兄の吉川元春と共に引き続き毛利氏の中枢にあり続ける。
English: In 1563, when Takamoto suddenly died and Terumoto MORI, who was his nephew, took over as head of the family, Takakage and Motoharu supported young Terumoto.
Japanese: 永禄6年（1563年）隆元が急死し、甥毛利輝元が家督を継ぐと、元春と共に幼少の輝元を補佐した。
English: While Motoharu managed military affairs, Takakage mainly managed government and diplomacy affairs, taking advantage of the information gathering expertise of the Suigun.
Japanese: 元春が軍事面を担当したのに対し、隆景は水軍の情報収集力を活かし主に政務・外交面を担当している。
English: In the Gassan Toda-jo no Tatakai (Battle of Gassan Toda-jo Castle) from 1562 to 1566, Takakage defeated the Amago clan, his old enemy.
Japanese: 永禄5年（1562年）から永禄9年（1566年）にかけての月山富田城の戦いで、宿敵尼子氏を滅ぼす。
English: In 1567 that followed, he dispatched troops to the Iyo Province to support the Kono clan, took control of the Ozu-jo Castle, and compelled Toyotsuna UTSUNOMIYA to surrender.
Japanese: 続く永禄10年（1567年）には河野氏を助けて伊予国に出兵、大洲城を攻略し宇都宮豊綱を降伏させる。
English: In 1571, when Motonari died, the roles of the two in the Mori clan became greater, and they fought in different places against the remnants of the Otomo, Amago, and Ouchi clans.
Japanese: 元亀2年（1571年）に元就が死去すると、毛利氏の中での2人の役割はますます大きくなり、大友氏や尼子氏、大内氏の残党らと争い各地を転戦する。
English: In 1574, the power of Nobunaga ODA almost reached the Mori clan's sphere of influence.
Japanese: 天正2年（1574年）に入ると、織田信長の勢力が毛利氏の勢力範囲にまで迫るようになる。
English: The same year, Munekage URAGAMI from Harima, who was supported by the Oda clan, fought against the Mori clan, and in 1575, Motochika MIMURA sold out to the Oda side.
Japanese: この年播磨の浦上宗景が織田氏の支援を受け、毛利氏と戦いを交え、天正3年（1575年）には三村元親が織田方に通じて裏切る。
English: Takakage punished and destroyed the Mimura clan, and then lead his Suigun and fought against the forces of Yoshishige OTOMO from the Bungo Province, who had allied with Nobunaga and invaded Takakage's territory.
Japanese: 隆景は三村氏を討伐し、豊後国の大友義鎮が信長と通じて侵攻してくると、水軍を率いて大友軍と戦った。
English: Partially because the clan was urged by the Shogun Yoshiaki ASHIKAGA, who had fled to Tomo, the Mori clan broke diplomatic relations with the Oda clan in 1576.
Japanese: 天正4年（1576年）、鞆に落ち延びてきた将軍足利義昭の強い誘いもあり、毛利氏は織田氏と断交した。
English: Motoharu and Kagetaka participated in the siege around Nobunaga to fight against the Oda army in the Sanin (mountain provinces behind the Sanyo or Inland Sea provinces) and the Sanyo (Inland Sea provinces), respectively.
Japanese: 元春が山陰、隆景が山陽を担当し、信長包囲網の一角として織田方と戦うこととなる。
English: In the first battle of Kizukawaguchi, the aim of which was to relieve the Ishiyama Hongan-ji Temple, which played the pivotal role in the siege around Nobunaga, the Mori navy defeated the Kuki suigun navy on the Oda side with its main forces comprising the Kobayakawa navy and the Murakami navy.
Japanese: 信長包囲網の中心的存在であった石山本願寺を救援した第一次木津川口の戦いでは、小早川水軍、村上水軍を主力とする毛利水軍が、織田方の九鬼水軍を破った。
English: However, two years later, in the second battle of Kizugawaguchi in 1578, the Mori navy was defeated by the Kuki navy, which deployed armored warships, and lost the marine control.
Japanese: しかし2年後の天正6年（1578年）には第二次木津川口の戦いで鉄甲船を配備した九鬼水軍に敗れ、制海権を失う。
English: The same year, Kenshin UESUGI, who was said to have planned to go to the capital of Kyoto, died suddenly, and in 1580, the Ishiyama Hongan-ji Temple put up the sword with Nobunaga and left Osaka, resulting in the collapse of the siege around Nobunaga.
Japanese: 同年、上洛を目指していたといわれる上杉謙信が急死し、天正8年（1580年）には石山本願寺が信長と講和し大坂を退去して信長包囲網は崩壊する。
English: Both the hard and soft tactics conducted by Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI, who was the commander of the Oda army in charge of the Chugoku region, grew more intense over time, driving the Mori clan into a weakened condition.
Japanese: 織田方の中国方面軍司令官である豊臣秀吉の硬軟織り交ぜた攻略は次第に激しさを増し、毛利氏は押され続けることとなる。
English: In 1580, the Miki-jo Castle, which had been holding out against the Oda army (the Battle of Miki), fell, and Nagaharu BESSHO committed suicide.
Japanese: 天正8年（1580年）には2年間にわたり織田方に抗戦（三木合戦）してきた播磨国三木城が陥落、別所長治が自害する。
English: In 1581, the Tottori-jo Castle fell after a siege during which defenders starved, and Tsuneie KIKKAWA, who was the lord of the castle, committed suicide.
Japanese: さらに天正9年（1581年）には因幡鳥取城が餓死者が出る籠城戦の末陥落し、城主吉川経家が自害している。
English: In 1582, when the Bichu Takamatsu-jo Castle defended by Muneharu SHIMIZU was besieged, Takakage lead the main force of the Mori clan with 30,000 soldiers and set off to rescue him with Terumoto and Motoharu (the Battle of Bichu Takamatsu-jo Castle).
Japanese: 天正10年（1582年）には清水宗治が籠る備中高松城が包囲され、隆景は輝元・元春と共に毛利氏の主力3万を率いて救援に赴いた（備中高松城の戦い）。
English: But by that time the force was already equal to the Hideyoshi's army of 30,000, and the main force of Nobunaga which had defeated the Takeda clan in April was preparing for departure to the Chugoku region.
Japanese: しかし、この時点ですでに3万の秀吉軍と兵力は拮抗しており、さらに3月に武田氏を滅ぼした信長の本軍が中国地方に向けて出兵の準備を進めていた。
English: Takakage, who might have thought the chance for the Mori clan to win the battle against the Oda clan was slim, secretly proceeded with the reconciliatory negotiation with Hideyoshi via Ekei ANKOKUJI.
Japanese: 隆景は、毛利氏が織田氏に勝つ見込みが薄いと判断していたためか、安国寺恵瓊を通じて秀吉と和睦交渉を秘密裏に行う。
English: When Nobunaga ODA was killed in the Honnoji Incident in July, Hideyoshi kept the incident secret, quickly made peace with the Mori clan, and returned to the Kinai region to search out and destroy Mitsuhide AKECHI (Chugoku Ogaeshi [a quick return from the Chugoku region]).
Japanese: 6月に本能寺の変が起きて織田信長が死去すると、秀吉は明智光秀討伐のため、毛利方に本能寺の変を秘したままで急ぎ和睦を結び、畿内へ取って返す（中国大返し）。
English: While Motoharu KIKKAWA and his son Motonaga KIKKAWA, who received the news of Nobunaga's death, insisted on searching out and destroying Hideyoshi, Takakage insisted that 'it is immoral to pursue someone while the blood on the written oath is still wet, and it is a misconduct to take advantage of Nobunaga's death,' and the Mori army reserved the pursuit of the Hashiba army.
Japanese: 信長の死を知り、秀吉を追撃するべきとする吉川元春・吉川元長父子に対し、隆景は「誓紙の血が乾かぬうちに追撃するのは不義であり、信長の死に乗ずるのは不祥である」と主張したため、毛利軍が羽柴軍を追撃しなかった。
English: Another theory has it that when Hideyoshi collapsed the bank around the Takamatsu-jo Castle on his way to the Kinai region, it created a slough between the two armies, depriving the Mori army of the chance to pursue Hideyoshi.
Japanese: また、秀吉が畿内に向かう際に高松城を囲っていた堤防を決壊させたため、両軍の間に泥沼ができてしまい追撃が不可能になったともいう。
English: In 1582, Takakage relocated his castle from the Niitakayama-jo Castle to the Mihara-jo Castle on the Inland Sea coast.
Japanese: 天正10年（1582年）に隆景は居城を新高山城から瀬戸内海に面した三原城に移している。
English: After standing neutral during the Battle of Shizugatake in 1583, in which Hideyoshi HASHIBA defeated Katsuie SHIBATA, the Mori clan turned its wait and see attitude and obeyed Hideyoshi.
Japanese: 天正11年（1583年）の賤ヶ岳の戦いでは中立を保ったが、この戦いで羽柴秀吉が柴田勝家を破ると、毛利氏は日和見路線を捨て、秀吉に従属した。
English: On this occasion, Takakage sent Motofusa MORI (Hidekane KOBAYAKAWA), who was one of Takakage's adopted children, to Hideyoshi as a hostage.
Japanese: このとき、隆景は養子の毛利元総（小早川秀包）を人質として秀吉に差し出している。
English: Since then, Takakage actively cooperated with Hideyoshi, defeated Michinao KONO of the Iyo Province and rendered other great services in the Conquest of Shikoku in 1585, and was granted the Iyo Province by Hideyoshi after the conquest.
Japanese: その後は秀吉に積極的に協力し、天正13年（1585年）の四国征伐では伊予国の河野通直を破るなどの功績を挙げ、戦後に秀吉から伊予一国を与えられた。
English: After participating in the Conquest of Kyushu started in 1586, he was granted a total of 371,300 koku (the unit showing the annual yield of rice) including the Chikuzen Province, Chikugo Province, and a county in the Hizen Province.
Japanese: 天正14年（1586年）からの九州征伐にも参加し、戦後に秀吉から筑前国・筑後国・肥前国1郡の37万1300石を与えられた。
English: However, Motoharu, who was his older brother, and Motonaga KIKKAWA, who was a son of Motoharu, died successively in the Kyushu Conquest, and Takakage had to support Terumoto and protect the Mori clan by himself.
Japanese: しかし、九州征伐で兄の元春とその嫡男吉川元長があいついで陣没したため、隆景は一人で輝元を補佐し、毛利氏を守っていくことになる。
English: When the Bunroku-Keicho War broke out in 1592, he departed for the front in the Bunroku War despite his old age, and smashed the Ming army with Muneshige TACHIBANA (the Battle of Hekitenkai [ByeogJe Gwan]).
Japanese: 天正20年（1592年）から文禄・慶長の役（文禄・慶長の役）が始まると、文禄の役には老体を押して出陣し、文禄2年（1593年）、立花宗茂とともに明軍を撃破している（碧蹄館の戦い）。
English: In 1594, he adopted Hidetoshi HASHIBA from the Toyotomi clan, and the next year (1595) he transferred the head of the family and retired, and moved to Mihara with his vassals.
Japanese: 文禄3年（1594年）には豊臣氏から羽柴秀俊を養子に迎え、翌年の文禄4年（1595年）には家督を譲って隠居し、家臣団とともに三原に移る。
English: As of February, 1570 and after, he used the title of Saemon no suke (assistant captain of the Left Division of Outer Palace Guards).
Japanese: 永禄3年・元亀元年（1570年）2月の段階以降では、左衛門佐を称す。
English: On August 6, 1595, he was promoted from the rank of Jushiinoge to Jusanmi (Junior Third Rank), and was transferred from the position of Sangi (councillor) to Gon Chunagon (a provisional vice-councilor of state).
Japanese: 文禄4年（1595年）8月6日、正四位下より従三位に昇叙し、参議より権中納言に転任。
English: Because he became a member of the Kobayakawa clan before his genpuku (celebrate one's coming of age), his imina (personal name) doesn't use the letter 'moto' (元), which is a tsuji (distinctive character used in the names of all people belonging to a single clan or lineage) of the Mori clan.
Japanese: 元服する前に小早川氏に入ったため、彼の諱には毛利氏の通字「元」が含まれていない。
English: Instead, his name comprises exclusively of 'taka' (隆), which is a henki (a portion of the name of a person in high rank, which is given to a retainer to show the subordination), and 'kage' (景), which is a tsuji of the Takehara-Kobayakawa clan.
Japanese: そのかわり、大内義隆からの偏諱「隆」と竹原小早川家の通字「景」で構成されている。
English: Unlike Motoharu, who was his older brother who became a member of the Kikkawa clan, he never called himself 'Takakage MORI' in his life.
Japanese: 吉川氏に入った兄・元春とは違い、生涯を通じ「毛利隆景」と名乗ったことはない。
English: After Motonari died, he educated Terumoto MORI, who became the new family head, strictly as an uncle and parental supervisor.
Japanese: 元就の死後、当主となった毛利輝元を、叔父として保護者として厳しく育てた。
English: In later years, Terumoto told that he 'left every aspect of politics to Obaiin (Takakage),' but Takakage was a foster parent for Terumoto.
Japanese: 輝元は後年、「政治は全て黄梅院殿（隆景）に任せた」と語っているが、輝元にとって隆景は育ての父親であった。
English: Because Takakage's Kobayakawa clan and Motoharu's Kikkawa clan supported the Mori clan, which was their head family, the two clans were called Mori Ryosen.
Japanese: 隆景の小早川氏と元春の吉川氏の両家が、本家である毛利氏を支えたことから、両家は毛利の両川と呼ばれた。
English: However, the system deteriorated after Takakage died, and the Mori clan without a leader who would control the clans to support the head family split into factions around the time of the Battle of Sekigahara, lost the battle by default, and the territory was diminished to two provinces of Suo and Nagato.
Japanese: しかし、隆景の死後はこの体制が機能しなくなり、家中を抑えて本家を守る重鎮を欠いた毛利氏は、関ヶ原の戦い前後における分裂と不戦敗、防長二国への減封を招く。
English: Hideaki KOBAYAKAWA (Hidetoshi KINOSHITA at the time), who was the heir, was raised as a successor to Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI, who didn't have any biological children.
Japanese: 嗣子の小早川秀秋（当時は木下秀俊）は、実子に恵まれなかった豊臣秀吉の後継者として養育されていた人物である。
English: After a biological son, Hideyori TOYOTOMI, was born, Hideyoshi had difficulty in deciding on how to deal with Hideaki, and planned to have Hideaki adopted by Terumoto MORI who didn't have any biological children.
Japanese: 実子豊臣秀頼が誕生し、秀秋の処遇に困った秀吉は、実子のない毛利輝元の養子に出そうと画策した。
English: Takakage sensed Hideyoshi's intention, and rushed to have Hidemoto MORI, who was a child of Motokiyo HOIDA, who was a younger brother of Takakage, adopted by Terumoto as the successor of the head family of the Mori clan.
Japanese: 隆景は秀吉の意図を知り、これを阻止するため、弟・穂井田元清の子である毛利秀元を輝元の養子として毛利本家の後継者を急ぎ決める。
English: At the same time, he petitioned Hideyoshi to let him adopt Hideaki because he didn't have any biological children.
Japanese: 一方、自らに実子が無いことを理由として秀秋を養子に申し受けたいと秀吉に懇請した。
English: It is said that although Hideyoshi saw into Takakage's mind, Hideyoshi accepted Takakage's adoption of Hideaki because he was moved by Takakage's loyalty to the Mori clan, or he thought that the Kobayakawa clan was still satisfactory despite its rank lower than the Mori clan.
Japanese: 秀吉は隆景の本心を見抜いたが、隆景の毛利氏を思う気持ちに心を動かされ、あるいは毛利氏に比べれば劣るものの小早川氏でも申し分ないとして、秀秋の入嗣を認めたといわれる。
English: After succeeding as the head of the Kobayakawa clan, Hideaki sold out from the Western to the Eastern Camp in 1600 during the Battle of Sekigahara after Takakage died, which invited frowns of disgust.
Japanese: 小早川氏を継いだ秀秋は、隆景の死後、慶長5年（1600年）の「関ヶ原の戦い」で西軍から東軍に寝返って顰蹙を買った。
English: Furthermore, he died young two years later (1602) and the line of Kobayakawa clan ended.
Japanese: その上、その2年後の慶長7年（1602年）に早世したため小早川氏は断絶した。
English: Looking back at the behavior of Hideaki and the fate of the Kobayakawa clan, and considering the fact that the Toyotomi clan was defeated by Ieyasu TOKUGAWA after Ieyasu gained full control of the nation, it can be said that the head family of the Mori clan was saved because Takakage adopted Hideaki to be a member of the Kobayakawa clan.
Japanese: この秀秋の行状や小早川氏の運命と、天下を取った後に徳川家康が豊臣氏を滅ぼしたことを思えば、隆景が秀秋を小早川氏に引き取ったからこそ、毛利氏宗家は救われたということもできる。
English: Hidekane MORI, who was a younger brother of Takakage and was disinherited from the Kobayakawa clan, was appointed an independent daimyo (Japanese feudal lord) by Hideyoshi.
Japanese: 小早川氏を廃嫡された隆景の弟・毛利秀包は、秀吉によって独立した大名に取り立てられた。
English: As described in the Intoku Taiheiki (a military epic depicting the battles in the 16th century) as 'always avoids risky battles, and has a policy of breaking down the enemy tactically,' he took after his father and was a brilliant commander.
Japanese: 陰徳太平記に「常に危うき戦いを慎み、はかりごとをもって屈せしむる手段を旨とす」と評されているように、父に似た知将であったといわれる。
English: Another record has it that 'Matashiro Takakage was very nice-looking man, and much favored by lord Yoshitaka, who was a gay,' which verifies that handsome Takakage was homosexually intimate with, and much favored by Yoshitaka OUCHI.
Japanese: また「又四郎隆景は、容姿甚だ美なりしかば、義隆卿男色の寵愛浅からずして」との記録があり、美貌であった隆景は大内義隆と深い衆道関係にあり、大いに寵愛された。
English: Historians in the Edo period praised Takakage as 'a benevolent commander who evidently protected the weak and committed to love and harmony.'
Japanese: 江戸時代の史家は隆景のことを、「治世撫民の跡深くして、愛和をもっぱらとする仁将」と賞賛した。
English: It is said that Keijun MIYABE told that 'Mori's politics will never be ruined as long as Takakage rules.'
Japanese: 宮部継潤は、「隆景のある限り、毛利の政道は乱れまい」と語ったという。
English: Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI said that Japan was secure when western Japan was ruled by Takakage and eastern Japan is ruled by Ieyasu.
Japanese: 豊臣秀吉から日ノ本の国は西方は隆景に東方は家康に任せれば安泰と評された。
English: It is said that Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI said 'the only eligible politicians in the world are Kanetsugu NAOE and Kobayakawa.'
Japanese: 豊臣秀吉は「この世に政治ができるのは直江兼続（兼続）と小早川である」と言ったといわれる。
English: However, Hideyoshi is said to have continued, 'but Naoe lacks the wisdom, and Kobayakawa lacks the courage to rule over the whole nation.'
Japanese: もっとも、秀吉はその後に「ただし、天下を取るには直江は知恵が足りず、小早川は勇気が足りない」と続けたという。
English: When the Honnoji Incident broke out, it is said that Hideyoshi deeply thanked Takakage for suppressing Motoharu and other members who insisted to pursue the Hashiba army.
Japanese: 豊臣秀吉は本能寺の変の時、羽柴軍の追撃を主張する元春らの意見を隆景が抑えたことを、秀吉は深く感謝したといわれる。
English: Takakage enjoyed the deep confidence of Hideyoshi, who granted an unprecedented Onsho (reward grants) to Takakage, who was a tozama (outsider) and baishin (indirect vassal).
Japanese: 秀吉の隆景に対する信任は厚く、外様であり陪臣でもある隆景に異例ともいえる恩賞を与えている。
English: In addition, Hideyoshi exempted the territory of the Mori clan from taiko kenchi (the cadastral surveys conducted by Hideyoshi), and treated Takakage and the Mori clan preferentially under Toyotomi's government by designating Takakage and Terumoto, i.e., as many as two members of the Mori clan, as members of Gotairo.
Japanese: また、太閤検地も毛利氏の領地のみ免除とし、さらに五大老に隆景、輝元と毛利氏から2人も迎えるなど豊臣政権下では隆景と毛利氏は優遇された。
English: `Being very smart and a quick decision maker, you must have a lot to regret.
Japanese: 「貴殿はあまりに頭がよく、物事を即断即決してしまうことから、後悔することも多いだろう。
English: But I am not so smart as you are, and I don't have much to regret because I take time to think through things before I make a decision.'
Japanese: 私は、貴殿ほどの切れ者ではないから、十分に時間をかけたうえで判断するので、後悔することが少ない。
English: On hearing the news of Takakage's death, Josui lamented and said 'the last wise man in Japan has gone.'
Japanese: 如水は隆景の訃報に接し、「これで日本に賢人はいなくなった。」と嘆じたという。
English: In addition, Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI described the two and said 'if there were other persons to rule the entire nation other than myself, the persons would be Josui KURODA or Takakage KOBAYAKAWA.'
Japanese: また、豊臣秀吉はこの二人を「自分以外で天下を治める者がいるとすれば、黒田如水か小早川の隆景よ」と評した。
English: However, they were not really heart-to-heart friends, and Takakage told his close vassals 'do not let the Chikushi daimyo (Japanese feudal lord, refers to Josui here) use our resting room even if he asked to do so' right before his death.
Japanese: もっとも腹蔵ない友人かというとそうでもなく、隆景は死の直前に「筑紫大名（如水のこと）が休息地を求めても貸すな｣と周囲に諭している。
English: It can be said that Takakage thought Josui would not intervene in his affairs while he was around but knew obligation and friendship weren't enough to control him.
Japanese: 如水も隆景がいる間はちょっかいを出さないだろうが、恩や友情で御せる相手でないと考えていたといえる。
English: An anecdote from his childhood states that he and Motoharu, who was his older brother, had a snowball fight with four vassals on each side.
Japanese: 少年時代、兄の元春と4人ずつの家臣を従えて雪合戦をしたう逸話が伝わる。
English: Although he lost the first game under Motonari's aggressive attack, he started the second game with three members against five, pretended that the situation was against him and retreated little by little, and when the opponent came close enough the remaining two members who had been conserving energy attacked the opponent from their sides and won the game.
Japanese: 一回目は猛烈に攻めてくる元春に敗れたが、二戦目は始め3人で5人と戦い、不利を装って徐々に後退し、十分に引きつけたところで体力を温存していた残りの2人に側面から攻撃させ勝利を得たという。
English: Although he had no children between his lawful wife, who was a younger sister of Shigehira, he loved the wife very much and wouldn't have any concubines.
Japanese: 正室である繁平の妹と隆景の間には子供はできなかったものの、この妻を非常に慈しみ、子ができなくとも側室を置くようなことはなかった。
English: According to a description in Kikkawake Monjo (a document of the Kikkawa clan), he told Hiroie KIKKAWA, who was his nephew, that 'the Mori clan is secure under Toyotomi's government because it kept the pledge with Hashiba.'
Japanese: 甥の吉川広家に対して、「羽柴との誓約を守ったからこそ、毛利家が豊臣政権下で安泰でいられる」と語って聞かせたという記述が吉川家文書にある。
English: It is said that when he was on his deathbed he asked Motokiyo HOIDA, who was his younger brother who was also ill, 'who will go first?'
Japanese: 死の間際に、同じく病床にあった弟の穂井田元清と「どちらが先に逝くか」と語り合ったといわれる。
English: Motonari MORI was kokujin (local lord) and a fighting daimyo (territorial lord) of Aki Province in the late Muromachi to the Sengoku period.
Japanese: 毛利元就（もうりもとなり）は、室町時代後期から戦国時代(日本)にかけての安芸国の国人領主・戦国大名。
English: Starting off as a kokujin lord in Aki Province, he extended his power to rule the almost entire region of Chugoku and has been described as one of the greatest commanders of the Sengoku period.
Japanese: 安芸国の国人領主から中国地方のほぼ全域を支配下に置くまでに勢力を拡大し、戦国時代最高の名将の一人と後世評される。
English: He was the second son of Hiromoto MORI who was based in Yoshida Koriyama Castle in Aki Province (present Yoshida-cho, Akitakata City, Hiroshima Prefecture).
Japanese: 安芸国吉田郡山城（現在の広島県安芸高田市吉田町）を本拠とした毛利弘元の次男。
English: His childhood name was Shojumaru (also known as Shonojiro).
Japanese: 幼名は松寿丸（しょうじゅまる）、仮名(通称)は少輔次郎（しょうのじろう）。
English: On April 25, 1497 Motonari MORI was born the second son of Hiromoto MORI, kokujin lord of Aki Province and the Fukuhara clan.
Japanese: 明応6年（1497年）3月14日、安芸の国人・毛利弘元と福原氏との間に次男として誕生。
English: He is said to have been born in his mother's home, Suzuo (Fukuhara) Castle, wherein now lies a stone monument commemorating his birth.
Japanese: 誕生の地は母の実家の鈴尾城（福原城）と言われ、現在は毛利元就誕生の石碑が残っている。
English: Involved in a power struggle between the shogunate and the Ouchi clan, his father Hiromoto decided to retire in 1500.
Japanese: 明応9年（1500年）に幕府と大内氏の勢力争いに巻き込まれた父の弘元は隠居を決意。
English: Relinquishing the family estate to his eldest son Okimoto MORI, he moved to Tajihisarugake Castle with Shojumaru.
Japanese: 嫡男の毛利興元に家督を譲ると、松寿丸は父に連れられて多治比猿掛城に移り住む。
English: In 1506, his father Hiromoto died of alcohol poisoning when Motomori was still only 10 years old.
Japanese: そして松寿丸10歳の永正3年（1506年）に、父・弘元が酒毒が原因で死去。
English: Motomori INOUE, a family retainer, took over the estate and banished him from the castle.
Japanese: だが、家臣の井上元盛によって所領を横領され、城から追い出されてしまう。
English: The successive sudden deaths of the two lords, Hiromoto and Okimoto MORI, brought the family, who had been left with the young lord, into confusion.
Japanese: 毛利弘元、興元と二代続く当主の急死に、幼い主君を残された家中は動揺する。
English: Taking advantage of the confused Mori family, Motoshige TAKEDA, lord of Sato-Kanayama Castle, attacked Arita Castle in Kikkawa territory.
Japanese: 毛利家中の動揺をついて、佐東銀山城主・武田元繁が吉川領の有田城へ侵攻。