nntsuzu/KFTT huggingface dataset:
English: Immediately after the murder of Kiyokawa, the Roshigumi was reorganized by the bakufu as "Shinchogumi," security guards of Edo City, changing its direction dynamically.
Japanese: 清河殺害から間を置かず、浪士組は幕府により再組織され、江戸市中の治安機関『新徴組』として、大きく方向性を変える。
English: Kashio's talent was recognized in a geki-ken (swordsmanship) match, and he was appointed a teacher of swordsmanship of the Shinchogumi.
Japanese: 柏尾は撃剣試合で才能を認められ、新徴組剣術教授方の一人に任命される。
English: He trained the members as a substitute for Kanji YAMADA, who was a head teacher of swordsmanship of the Shinchogumi and a senior apprentice of Hokushin-Ittoryu school, and also led the members as kumigashira and worked to guard Edo City.
Japanese: 山田官司（新徴組取締・剣術教授方、北辰一刀流の兄弟子）に代わり、隊員に稽古を付ける傍ら、隊の組頭としても先頭に立ち、江戸市中の警戒業務も担っていた。
English: When the influence of the Shonai clan on the Shinchogumi increased and the characteristics of the Shinchogumi as a sabaku group (supportive group for the bakufu) became stronger, he left the Shinchogumi.
Japanese: 庄内藩から新徴組への影響が大きくなり、佐幕団体への傾向を強めると新徴組を脱隊する。
English: Before and after his leaving, not only kobu-gattai (integration of the imperial court and the shogunate) groups but also Sonno and anti-shogunate groups contacted Kashio, and as a patriot he became more widely devoted to the restoration.
Japanese: それと前後し、公武合体派は基より尊皇・倒幕派も柏尾に接近、志士として広く維新に力を注ぐようになる。
English: Even after returning home, he harbored Sonno, anti-shogunate, pro-Imperialist samurai in his residence, and his attitude to contribute to the restoration did not change until the last minute of his life.
Japanese: それでもなお、尊皇倒幕、勤皇派武士を屋敷に匿うなど、最後まで維新に助力する姿勢に変わりは無かった。
English: After his death, his father Kazo recommended Umanosuke's wife, who was a close blood relative of Shusaku CHIBA, a swordsman of Kodachijutsu (swordmanship of kodachi, a small sword) of Hokushin-Ittoryu school, to return to her family's home in Chiba.
Japanese: 没後、父の嘉蔵は、馬之助の妻（千葉周作の近親。北辰一刀流の小太刀術の使い手）に、千葉の実家に帰る事を勧めた。）
English: When leaving to return home, she left in the Kashio family a short sword that she had brought from the Chiba family.
Japanese: 彼女は帰郷の際、千葉家より持参していた短刀を一振り、柏尾家に残している。
English: He sometimes used '柏尾右馬之助' and '柏尾右馬助,' but '柏尾馬之助' is written on his tombstone and in the family trees.
Japanese: 「柏尾右馬之助」「柏尾右馬助」等の名を使っている場合もあるが、墓碑、系図では「柏尾馬之助」と記されている。
English: Although their late-life beliefs were completely different, restoration (Kashio) and supporting bakufu (Okita), they were both genius expert swordsmen and teachers or masters at young ages.
Japanese: 晩年の思想は、維新（柏尾）、佐幕（沖田）と正反対ではあるが、共に若くして天才肌の剣客、教授方師範。
English: Kakuichi AKASHI (1299-1371) was a Heike biwa (biwa with four strings and five frets used to play Heike Monogatari (The Tale of the Heike)) musician (Ichikata school) in the period of the Northern and Southern Courts (Japan).
Japanese: 明石覚一（あかしかくいち、正安元年（1299年）-応安4年（1371年））は、南北朝時代(日本)の平家琵琶（一方流）演奏家である。
English: He was a monk of Shosha-zan Mountain in Banshu, which is an old name for part of Hyogo prefecture, until he reached his middle age, but suddenly lost his eyesight, and became a biwa-playing minstrel.
Japanese: 中年まで播州（兵庫県）書写山の僧であったが、急に失明し琵琶法師となった。
English: He opened Todo-za (the traditional guild for the blind) at his residence, and became so-kengyo (the chairman of the highest-rank officials of the guild for the blind), to be called Akashi Kengyo (another name of Kakuichi AKASHI).
Japanese: 彼は自分の屋敷に当道座を設立して、みずから惣検校となり、明石検校とも言われている。
English: It is said that he was an expert not only in playing biwa but also in massage and acupuncture.
Japanese: 琵琶以外にも按摩（あんま）・鍼灸（しんきゅう）の達人でもあったと伝えられている。
English: A record of Kakuichi's performance of Kanjin Heike (play for collecting money for repairing or constructing temples) in 1362 is found in the chapter on the 26th day of the New Year in "Moromori-ki," which is a diary of Moromori NAKAHARA.
Japanese: 貞治2年（1362年）にも、覚一が勧進勧進平家を演じた記録が、中原師守の日記である『師守記』の同年正月3日の条に見える。
English: Yakushi-do Hall at gojo-takakura is Byodo-ji Temple (Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto City), which is known for kyogen 'Inabado.'
Japanese: なお、「五条高倉薬師堂」とは、狂言「因幡堂」で知られる京都市下京区の平等寺(京都市下京区)のことである。
English: He edited 'Kakuichi-bon Text,' which later became the standard "The Tale of the Heike."
Japanese: また、のちの『平家物語』のスタンダードとも言うべき「覚一本」をまとめた。
English: There had been a trend toward separation of 'Kanjo no maki' (the Initiate's Chapter) from "The Tale of the Heike," but it was finally separated by Kakuichi.
Japanese: 以前よりその傾向はあったが、「灌頂巻」が『平家物語』より分立したことは、覚一によって決定的なものとなった。
English: Kanjo no maki is a chapter describing days of nenbutsu-zanmai (mental absorption in the nenbutsu) of TAIRA no Tokuko, who jumped into the sea in the naval battle of Danno-ura but was rescued and entered the priesthood, and a tragic love story of a maid.
Japanese: 「灌頂巻」とは、壇ノ浦の戦いで海に身を投げながら助けられ、出家した平徳子による念仏三昧の日々や侍女の悲恋話の部分である。
English: Among one hundred and several tens of denpon (existent books of transcription and published books) of "The Tale of the Heike," transcription and published books of the 'Kakuichi-bon Text' line as narration books for "The Tale of the Heike" assume an important role, and especially those based on Takano bon (Takano book) formally owned by Tatsuyuki TAKANO and currently by the Laboratory of Japanese, the University of Tokyo have been popularly distributed.
Japanese: こんにちの『平家物語』の伝本百数十本のうち、平家物語語り本系としての「覚一本」系統の諸本は、重大な位置を占めており、そのなかでも高野辰之旧蔵の高野本（現在東京大学国語研究室所蔵）をもとにしたものが最も流布している。
English: Since he was from the Ashikaga Family, he was under the patronage of the Muromachi bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun), and opened Todo-za, which was an autonomous mutual support group of visually impaired males that existed in the Medieval Period to the early-modern times.
Japanese: さらに、足利氏出身であったことから室町幕府からも庇護を受け、中世から近世にかけて存在した男性盲人の自治的互助組織である当道座を開いた。
English: Todo-za was to advance visually impaired people and to secure their regular vocation, but also served as an educational institution for regular vocation to pass on skills from a master to an apprentice, and honjo (lord of the guild) was the Koga family of the Murakami-Genji (Minamoto Clan).
Japanese: 当道座は、盲人の地位向上や生業の安定をはかるものであったが、生業に関して師匠から弟子へ技能を継承する教育機関としての役割も担い、本所は村上源氏に属する久我家であった。
English: In the Edo period, Todo-za was authorized by the Edo bakufu, and was under the jurisdiction of jisha-bugyo (magistrate of temples and shrines).
Japanese: 江戸時代になると江戸幕府によって公認され、寺社奉行の管轄下にあった。
English: Shokuyashiki was located at Seijuan near the Higashinotoin-dori street, and it is said that this is where the Kakuichi's residence was.
Japanese: 職屋敷は、東洞院通近くの清聚庵にあり、覚一の屋敷があった場所とされている。
English: Chikatsuna KANAMARI (c.1526-August 2, 1580) was a busho (Japanese military commander) in the Sengoku Period (period of warring states).
Japanese: 神余親綱（かなまりちかつな、大永6年（1526年）？-天正8年7月2日(旧暦)（1580年8月2日））は、戦国時代(日本)の武将。
English: Though the Kanamari clan were originally the native bushi of the Province of Awa as well as hikan (low-level bureaucrats) of the Uesugi clan, they started to serve the Uesugi family in Echigo Province.
Japanese: 神余氏は元々上杉氏の被官で安房の国人であったが、何らかの理由で越後上杉家に仕えるようになった。
English: They had been such given important posts as Kyoto zassho and as a diplomat from the time of Masatsuna KANAMARI, Chikatsuna's grandfather, at the latest.
Japanese: 遅くとも親綱の祖父・神余昌綱の代から京都雑掌・外交官として重用されていた。
English: Chikatsuna succeeded his father and grandfather and continued to be given important posts in the service of Kenshin UESUGI who became a lord of Echigo Province.
Japanese: 親綱も父祖の跡を継ぎ、越後国主となった上杉謙信のもとで終始重用され続けた。
English: Staying mainly in Kyoto as a local governor, he also served as a bugyo (magistrate) for selling and buying local products from Echigo Province such as Aoso (fiber materials for clothing) by approaching the Sanjonishi family while he negotiated with the Imperial court and bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun).
Japanese: 代官として主に京都に駐在し、朝廷や幕府との折衝の傍ら、三条西家に接近して青苧などの越後特産品の売買に関する奉行職も勤める。
English: Trade in Aoso became the most important source of funding for the Nagao clan and financially supported Kenshin's expedition to the Kanto region.
Japanese: 青苧による取引は、長尾氏の重要な資金源となり、謙信の関東遠征を資金面で支えた。
English: When Kenshin went to Kyoto in 1553 during Kanamari's assignment in Kyoto, he succeeded, after a struggle in securing an audience with the Emperor Gonara.
Japanese: 京都赴任中の天文(元号)22年（1553年）の謙信上洛時には奔走の末、後奈良天皇への拝謁を成功させた。
English: In 1558, he also served as a messenger to celebrate Yoshiteru ASHIKAGA's return to Kyoto.
Japanese: 永禄元年（1558年）には帰京した足利義輝を祝うための使者にもなっている。
English: In 1577, he was appointed a castellan of Sanjo-jo Castle through the diminishing and changing the territories of the Yamayoshi family due to the death of Toyomori YAMAYOSHI who had been a castellan of Sanjo-jo Castle.
Japanese: 天正5年（1577年）には、三条城主であった山吉豊守の死去に伴う山吉家減封・転封時に三条城主として取り立てられる。
English: Though he was initially minded to take the side of Kagekatsu UESUGI together with Kagenaga YAMAYOSHI and others in Kiba-jo Castle during the Otate War, he participated in the war on the side of Kagetora UESUGI together with Hidetsuna HONJO, a castellan of Tochio-jo Castle.
Japanese: 御館の乱に於いては当初は木場城の山吉景長らと共に上杉景勝方に付く動きを見せたが、栃尾城主の本庄秀綱と共に上杉景虎方として参戦。
English: He was killed by the old retainer in Sanjo-jo Castle who accepted the betrayal which was incited by Kagenaga YAMAYOSHI.
Japanese: 山吉景長が三条城内の旧臣に内応を誘い、それに応じた者により討たれた。
English: OWARI no Hamanushi (733 - year of death unknown) was a gakunin (player) who lived from the Nara Period to the early Heian Period.
Japanese: 尾張浜主（おわりのはまぬし、天平5年（733年）-没年未詳）は、奈良時代から平安時代前期にかけての楽人。
English: He performed a Mai (a formal, traditional Japanese dance) at the Daijo-sai festival (to celebrate the succession of an emperor) for the enthronement of the Emperor Ninmyo in 833, and went to Tang, China as a member of Kentoshi, a Japanese envoy to Tang Dynasty China three years later in 836.
Japanese: 天長10年（833年）仁明天皇即位大嘗祭において舞を舞い、その3年後の承和(日本)3年（836年）、遣唐使として唐に渡る。
English: He came back from Tang three years later, and performed Mai in Saisho-e (lecture series based on the Suvarnaprabhasottama-sutra) held at the Daigokuden (Council Hall in the Imperial Palace) at the age of 113 in 845.
Japanese: その後、3年後に帰国し、承和12年（845年）、大極殿で行われた最勝会にて、113歳にして舞を舞った。
English: The two days later, he surprised people by performing Mai again at Seiryoden (literally "Limpid Cool Hall," an imperial summer palace) and was granted imperial garments from the emperor.
Japanese: その翌々日には、清涼殿でも同じく舞を舞い、人々を驚かせ、天皇に御衣を下賜された。
English: It is said that he danced like a boy when music was played although his back was too bent to straighten up.
Japanese: 容姿は、起居するのも困難なほど腰が曲がっていたが曲が流れると少年のように舞ったと伝えられる。
English: His waka 'I go out to dance in this blooming season without shutting myself away in spite of this old age.' selected for Aikoku hyakunin isshu (One Hundred Patriotic Poems by One Hundred Poets) was composed after performing Mai at Seiryoden in 845.
Japanese: なお、愛国百人一首に、「翁とて侘やは居らむ草も木も栄ゆる時に出でて舞ひてむ」の一首が採用されているが、これは、先述の承和12年の清涼殿での舞の後に詠んだものである。
English: FUJIWARA no Hoshi (Yoshiko) (year of birth unknown - September 11, 967) was the nyogo (consort) of Emperor Murakami and the daughter of FUJIWARA no Morotada and the ninth daughter of FUJIWARA no Sadakata.
Japanese: 藤原芳子（ふじわらのほうし/よしこ、生年未詳-康保4年7月29日(旧暦)（967年9月6日））は、村上天皇の女御で、藤原師尹と藤原定方九女との間の娘。
English: Since she was granted the residence of Senyoden, she was called "Senyoden no Nyogo" (the nyogo of Senyoden).
Japanese: 宣耀殿を賜ったので『宣耀殿女御（せんようでんのにょうご）』と呼ばれる。
English: Since her eldest child, Imperial Prince Masahira, was born in 956, she probably underwent judai (an Imperial Consort's bridal entry into court) before that year.
Japanese: 彼女の長子・昌平親王が956年（天暦10年）生まれなので、その年以前には入内していたと思われる。
English: She received the ranks of Shogoi (Senior Fifth Rank) in February 959 and Jushinoge (Junior Fourth Rank, Lower Grade) in January 962.
Japanese: 959年（天徳3年）2月に正五位、962年（応和2年）1月に従四位下。
English: She had a beauty that far surpassed others and had the corner of her eyes pointing a little down and very long black hair.
Japanese: 類まれなる美貌で、目尻が少し下がりめの、非常に長い黒髪だったという。
English: While there were some exaggerations, "Okagami" (the Great Mirror) described her appearance as 'when she climbed into the cart, her body was in the vehicle but the end of her hair was at the pillar of the main building.'
Japanese: 『大鏡』には、誇張もあるだろうが、そんな彼女の様子が、「御車に奉りたまひければ、わが身は乗りたまひけれど、御髪のすそは母屋の柱のもとにぞおはしける（お車にお乗りになれば、ご本人は（車に）乗ってらっしゃるのだが、髪の毛のすそはまだ母屋の柱にある）」と記されている。
English: Chugu (Empress) Anshi FUJIWARA was deeply jealous about this and "Okagami" recorded an episode where she threw a piece of pottery at Hoshi.
Japanese: そのことに関して、中宮の藤原安子が非常に嫉妬し、土器の破片を芳子に向かって投げつけたという記事も『大鏡』に記されている。
English: She was also very intelligent, and completely memorized twenty volumes of "Kokin Wakashu" (A Collection of Ancient and Modern Japanese Poetry).
Japanese: また、非常に聡明でもあり、『古今和歌集』二十巻すべて暗記していたという。
English: Emperor Murakami heard of this rumor and on the day of abstinence tested whether she had truly memorized it.
Japanese: 村上天皇はこの噂を聞き、本当に暗記しているのか、物忌みの日に試験した。
English: The twentieth paragraph of the "Makura no soshi" (the Pillow Book) stated that Empress FUJIWARA no Teishi mentioned that Hoshi memorized it without a mistake.
Japanese: ところが、芳子はすべて間違えることなく暗記していた、という記事が『枕草子』の二十段に皇后藤原定子が語った話として記されている。
English: MINAMOTO no AKIKO (also called Akirakeiko or Meishi) was a person who lived during the Heian period.
Japanese: 源明子（みなもとのあきこ/あきらけいこ/めいし）は、平安時代にいた人物。
English: MINAMOTO no Akiko (c. 965 - August 29, 1049) was the daughter of MINAMOTO no Takaakira, who had the title of Sadaijin (Minister of the Left).
Japanese: 源明子（康保2年（965年）?-永承4年7月22日(旧暦)（1049年8月23日））は、左大臣源高明の娘。
English: After the death of the imperial prince, she was given the patronage of FUJIWARA no Senshi and was called Takamatsu-den after marrying FUJIWARA no Michinaga.
Japanese: 親王の没後は藤原詮子の庇護を受け、藤原道長と結婚して高松殿と呼ばれた。
English: Her children were FUJIWARA no Yorimune, FUJIWARA no Akinobu, FUJIWARA no Yoshinobu, FUJIWARA no Kanshi (the nyogo (consort) of Koichijo-in), FUJIWARA no Takako (the wife of FUJIWARA no Morofusa), and FUJIWARA no Nagaie.
Japanese: 子女は藤原頼宗、藤原顕信、藤原能信、藤原寛子（小一条院女御）、藤原尊子（源師房室）、藤原長家。
English: The accepted theory stated that he married Akiko in 988, a year after Michinaga married MINAMOTO no Rinshi, but a recent theory states that he was married to Akiko before he married Rinshi.
Japanese: 通説では、道長が源倫子と結婚した翌年の永延2年（988年）に明子と結婚したとされているが、近年では倫子と結婚する以前に既に明子と結婚していたという説が出されている。
English: However, MINAMOTO no Masanobu, who was the father of Rinshi, had a position that was one rank higher than him and once allowed Michinaga to live in his Tsuchimikado-dono Palace; Rinshi was considered to be the legal wife and Akiko his 'mistress' (entry on July 26, 1012 in "Shoyuki" (The Diary of FUJIWARA no Sanesuke)).
Japanese: だが、倫子の父・源雅信は当時現職の一上であり、かつ道長を自分の土御門殿に居住させたことにより倫子が嫡妻とみなされ、明子は「妾妻」とみなされていた（『小右記』長和元年6月29日条）。
English: There was a theory that stated that she was the sister-in-law of Murasaki Shikibu (the wife of Tokitaka, who was an older brother to her husband, FUJIWARA no Nobutaka), and was the model of MINAMOTO no Naishinosuke, who made an appearance in "The Tale of Genji."
Japanese: 紫式部の義姉（夫藤原宣孝の兄説孝の妻）で、『源氏物語』に登場する源典侍のモデルとの説あり。
English: Toyohara no Tokiaki (1100 - year of death unknown) was a gakunin (player) of the late Heian Period.
Japanese: 豊原時秋（とよはらのときあき、康和2年（1100年）-没年未詳）は平安時代後期の楽人。
English: The Toyohara clan represented one of the Raku families of Sanpo gakuso (organization of transmission of gagaku, ancient court music), and Tokiaki's grandfather Tokimitsu TOYOHARA and father Tokimoto were famous as the great masters of Sho (traditional Japanese wind instrument resembling panpipes).
Japanese: 豊原氏は代表的な三方楽所楽家の一つであり、時秋の祖父豊原時光、父の時元とも笙の大家として名高かった。
English: MINAMOTO no Yoshimitsu or "Shinra-Saburo" traveled east to support his older brother MINAMOTO no Yoshie in Gosannen no Eki (the Later Three Years' War) in 1087, but Tokiaki chased after and asked to accompany him to the battle on Mt. Ashigara in Sagami Province.
Japanese: 寛治元年（1087年）、新羅三郎こと源義光は、後三年の役を戦う兄源義家を救援すべくため東上するが、時秋はこの後を追い、相模国足柄山にて戦場への同行を申し出る。
English: Yoshimitsu was a Sho disciple of the late father of Tokiaki, Tokimoto, and inherited the secret Sho song, "Daijikichonyushi," but Tokiaki did not learn that song till then, as his father parted early from death.
Japanese: 義光は時秋の亡父時元の笙の弟子であり、時元より笙の秘伝の一曲『大食調入詞』を授けられていたが、幼くして父と死別した時秋はこの時までその曲を知らぬままでいた。
English: Yoshimitsu regretted the termination of a successor to pass on the secret music from his own death in a battle and gave the music to Toshiaki, asking him to pass it on.
Japanese: 義光は、自らの戦死によって秘曲を伝える者が絶えることを惜しみ、ここで時秋に同曲を授け後事を託す。
English: This was the anecdote seen in works such as "Kokon Chomonju"(Notable Tales Old and New) and is a well-known fine historical episode told to represent the spirit of those who passed down traditions.
Japanese: 以上は『古今著聞集』等に見える逸話であり、伝統を受け継ぐ者の心意気を伝える美談として史上に名高い。
English: However, the theory that seems most probable is that Yoshimitsu in fact studied under Tokimitsu, and Tokimoto was the one who proceeded for the battle, who was one generation prior to Tokiaki as determined by his birth year, and the battle occurred at Osaka no Seki (the Osaka Barrier) rather than Mt. Ashigara.
Japanese: しかしながら、時秋の生年などから、実際に義光が師事したのは時光、戦場に赴く際に別れたのは時元と一代ずつ前であり、またその場所も足柄山ではなく逢坂関であったとする説が現在では有力である。
English: He served as Gagakujo (Secretary of the Bureau of Music) between 1152 to 1157.
Japanese: 仁平4年（1152年）から保元2年（1157年）まで雅楽允を務めていたことが知られている。
English: Onami (Onnami) (1398 - February 15, 1467) was a sarugakuno actor (actor for sarugaku (form of theatre popular in Japan during the 11th to 14th centuries) of Noh (traditional masked dance-drama)) of the Muromachi period.
Japanese: 音阿弥（おんあみ、またはおんなみ応永5年（1398年）-文正2年（1467年）1月2日）は室町時代の猿楽能役者。
English: Under very strong support from Yoshinori ASHIKAGA, he became more powerful than Zeami and his child and became active as a head actor throughout almost the entire seventy years of his life.
Japanese: 足利義教の絶大な支援の下、世阿弥父子を圧倒し、70年近い生涯を第一人者として活躍した。
English: He worked along with Zenchiku KONPARU, who was the son-in-law of Zeami, and laid a path to ensure Sarugakuno as the main art form by pushing aside other art forms, and developed the Kanze school established by his grandfather Kanami and uncle Zeami.
Japanese: 世阿弥の女婿・金春禅竹らとともに一時代を担い、他の芸能を押しのけて猿楽能が芸界の主流となる道を作って、祖父観阿弥、伯父世阿弥が築いた観世流を発展されることに成功した。
English: His performance was highly regarded; 'Onami who could be said to be the best of the present day' described by a renga poet (linked-verse poet) Shinkei of the same period, and many manuscripts of that time called him 'skilled in his path' or 'a skilled performer unlike others'; Onami could be interpreted as the expert who surpassed Zeami.
Japanese: その芸は連歌師心敬に「今の世の最一の上手といへる音阿弥」と評されたのを初め、同時代の諸書に「当道の名人」「希代の上手、当道に無双」などと絶賛され、役者としては世阿弥以上の達人であったと推測されている。
English: Little is known about the background of this Shiro, and there is a mismatch between the imina (personal name) of Kiyonobu claimed by the manuscript passed down generations, Motonaka claimed by the recent genealogy, and the theory that stated him to be Kyuji.
Japanese: この四郎については詳しい来歴は知れず、諱も清信とする後代の伝書、元仲とする近世の系図、久次とする説など一致を見ない。
English: There was a view that he was the 'existence that cannot be seen often' between geniuses Zeami and Onami, but it was known that he inherited "Fushikaden" (The Flowering Spirit) written by Zeami and in recent days it is believed that he served as an assistant who supported the older brother as waki no shite (beside-the-doer role) of Kanze-za (Kanze guild) similar to a standard of a dayu (master).
Japanese: 世阿弥・音阿弥という天才の間に埋もれた「殆ど見るべきものの無い存在」と見る向きもあったが、世阿弥から著書『風姿花伝』を相伝されたことが分かっており、最近では観世座の脇之仕手として兄を支えて大夫にも匹敵する活躍をしていた人物と考えられている。
English: Little is clear about the teenage days of Onami, but it could be interpreted that he was adopted by his uncle Zeami at a young age, since the alias he inherited, 'Saburo,' was also used by his grandfather Kanami and uncle Zeami.
Japanese: 音阿弥の少年時代については不明だが、「三郎」の通称は祖父の観阿弥、伯父の世阿弥も使用したものであり、これを継承していることから、幼くして伯父・世阿弥の養嗣子になっていたと考えられている。
English: Soon after, Zeami sired a real son, Motomasa KANZE, but he gave the name 'Saburo' to Onami upon his Genpuku (Coming of Age Ceremony) and at this time Zeami considered Onami to be the successor to the Kanze guild.
Japanese: 間もなく世阿弥には実子の観世元雅が生まれるが、音阿弥の元服に際してこの「三郎」の名を与えたことからも分かるように、世阿弥は観世座の後継者として音阿弥を考えていた時期があると思われる。
English: Onami, who grew up under such expectations, had records of his activities when he was in his early twenties around 1413, and while young he started participating as the next-generation successor of the Kanze guild.
Japanese: その期待に応えて成長した音阿弥は、20代前半の応永20年代からその活動記録があり、若くして観世座の次世代の担い手として活躍を始めていたことが分かる。
English: However, the one who inherited the position of Kanze-dayu in 1422 was his cousin, Motomasa.
Japanese: しかしながら、応永29年(1422年)、観世大夫の地位を受け継いだのはいとこの元雅であった。
English: At this time, Zeami and Motomasa started to stray away from creative activities and were suppressed by Zoami of dengaku (a style of dancing and music performed in association with rice planting) and they began to lose favor from the shogunke (Shogun family).
Japanese: しかしこの頃世阿弥父子はその創作活動の充実と反比例するように、田楽の増阿弥などに圧され、将軍家の寵を失いつつあった。
English: On the other hand, Onami was favored by Shoren-in Monzeki Gien (head priest of Shoren-in temple) and successfully performed kanjin (temple solicitation) sarugaku (a form of theatre popular in Japan during the 11th to 14th centuries) with the support of Gien in 1427.
Japanese: 一方で音阿弥は青蓮院門跡義円の寵愛を受け、応永34年（1427年）には義円の後援の元で勧進猿楽を行い、成功を収めた。
English: This Gien returned to secular life to become the Shogun Yoshinori ASHIKAGA in 1429, at which point the destiny of the Kanze guild greatly changed.
Japanese: 正長2年(1429年)、この義円が還俗して将軍・足利義教となったことで、観世座の運命は大きく変わることとなる。
English: While Yoshinori strongly supported Onami, he turned a cold eye on Zeami and Motomasa; performances of Zeami and Motomasa at Sento Imperial Palace were cancelled in 1429 and Gakuto-shiki (the right to perform sarugaku) of Daigo-ji Temple, Kiyotaki-miya Shrine was taken away from Zeami to be given to Onami.
Japanese: 義教は音阿弥を熱烈に支援する一方で世阿弥父子を冷遇し、永享元年（1429年）には、世阿弥と元雅の仙洞御所での演能が中止となり、翌年には世阿弥の有していた醍醐寺清滝宮の楽頭職が剥奪され、音阿弥に与えられている。
English: In addition, Onami performed Takigi-noh (Noh theater performed at night by a fire) at Kofuku-ji Temple of that year as dayu (master) instead of Motomasa, who had served as dayu the previous year.
Japanese: またこの年の興福寺薪能では、前年の元雅に代わり、音阿弥が大夫として参勤している。
English: Kofuku-ji Temple adjusted and extended the schedule according to his needs, and which showed how strong his political power was.
Japanese: なおこの際、興福寺は彼の都合に合わせてか日程の変更・延長まで行っており、その権勢のほどがわかる。
English: As a result, activities of Onami started to be called 'Kanzedaiyuryoza' (troupe with Dayu KANZE as leading actor) (観世大夫両座), and he eventually assumed leadership of the Kanze guild.
Japanese: こうして「観世大夫両座」と言われるように、音阿弥の活動も独立性を強め、ついには観世座の主導権を握るに至った。
English: Meanwhile, Motomasa passed away at Ise in 1432 (there was an assassination theory as well), and Zeami himself was exiled to Sado in 1434.
Japanese: そんな中で永享4年（1432年）元雅は伊勢で没し（暗殺説も）、同6年には世阿弥自身が佐渡に流罪となる。
English: Zeami and Motomasa were removed from the Kanze guild, and Onami officially gained the position of Kanze-dayu in 1433 to become a pioneer in the world of nogaku (the art of Noh).
Japanese: かくして観世座から世阿弥父子の勢力は一掃され、これを受けて永享5年、音阿弥は正式に観世大夫の地位に就き、名実ともに能楽界の第一人者となる。
English: The kanjin sarugaku performance of Onami announcing his assignment to the post of dayu was held at Tadasu-gawara (Tadasu Riverbank), Kyoto in April 1433.
Japanese: 永享5年4月、音阿弥の大夫就任披露の勧進猿楽が、京の糺河原で挙行された。
English: As people went to pay a visit to Yoshinori celebrating this event, it could be observed that this activity was hosted by Yoshinori and Onami was accepted as the official actor of Shogunke.
Japanese: これを祝って人々が義教の元に参上していることから、この催しが義教の手で行われたものであり、音阿弥が将軍家の御用役者として認められていたことが分かる。
English: Feudal lords warmly welcomed Onami to show the will of Yoshinori, and the reception by shogun went without the noh of Onami.
Japanese: 諸侯は義教の意を迎えるためもあって音阿弥を厚遇し、将軍をもてなす席には音阿弥の能が欠かせぬほどであった。
English: In the heyday of his time, Onami suddenly lost the favor of Yoshinori in 1437.
Japanese: 我が世の春を謳歌する音阿弥であったが、一方で同9年、突如義教の勘気を蒙っている。
English: This incident reached even the ears of Imperial Prince Sadafusa, who started '不定之世毎事如此' with surprise, but Onami was forgiven within approximately ten days due to the help of Mitsusuke AKAMATSU.
Japanese: この事件は貞成親王の耳にまで届き、「不定之世毎事如此」と驚嘆させしめたが、赤松満祐のとりなしで十日ほどで許されている。