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English: However, since Tagawa and Tsukioka missed Araki and Sakakibara on the way around Odawara, after arriving in Edo they went against Kuranosuke's order to 'hand the letter directly to the inspectors' and gave it to chief retainer in Edo Hikoemon YASUI, who reported the matter to the lord of Ogaki Domain Ujisada TODA, and they brought back the letter from him, which stated 'surrender the castle without fighting.'
Japanese: しかしこの多川と月岡の両名は、荒木、榊原と小田原あたりで行き違いになり、江戸に到着後、「目付に直接手渡すように」という内蔵助の命令に背いて江戸家老安井彦右衛門に報告してしまい、安井の報告を受けた大垣藩主の戸田氏定の「穏便に開城するように」という書状を持って帰ってくるだけに終わっている。
English: Even when deciding dividends, it became complicated since the Hara brothers claimed the regressive rate which was better for lower ranking retainers whereas Ono suggested to pay dividends based on one's salary.
Japanese: 藩金分配についても原兄弟が下級藩士に厚い累減率の配分を主張したのに対し、大野が禄高順の分配を主張したので紛糾した。
English: It was settled when Oishi, the head of chief retainers, agreed with the Hara brothers, and dividends were paid favoring the lower ranking retainers.
Japanese: 筆頭家老の大石が原兄弟の意見に賛同したため、最終的には下級藩士に厚い配分をすることに決まった。
English: Moreover, Oishi gained their support since he declined to receive a dividend.
Japanese: しかも配分に当たって大石自らは分配金受け取りを辞退したので、藩士たちの支持を集めた。
English: Oishi, on the other hand, was becoming more and more isolated and left Ako with his son Gunemon OISHI at night on May 19.
Japanese: 一方で孤立の深まる大野は4月12日夜、子息の大野群右衛門とともに赤穂から逐電する。
English: It is thought that it was because Ono made Okajima very angry when he found out that Tsuneki OKAJIMA's retainers stole money under this confusion happening in Ako and questioned Okajima thinking 'he must have been a part of this crime.'
Japanese: 赤穂藩改易騒ぎのどさくさで岡島常樹の部下の小役人たちが金銀を盗んで逃げだした事件を捉えて、大野が「岡島も一味に違いない」と吹聴し、岡島が激高したのが直接の原因だったともいわれる。
English: After Ono left Ako, the fate of Ako Domain was left in the hands of Yoshio OISHI.
Japanese: 大野が赤穂から去ったことで赤穂藩の命運は大石良雄が一手に握ることとなった。
English: Oishi was in favor of surrendering the castle as a way to restore the clan; however, he thought it would not be accepted by many and therefore he supported the idea of besieging the castle at first and gained support from people such as Soemon HARA who were in favor of the besiegement.
Japanese: 大石は、内心では開城してのお家再興派だったが、これを主張すれば収まりがつかないと考え、最初は篭城を主張して原惣右衛門ら篭城派の支持を獲得した。
English: He then suggested that all the retainers commit seppuku, and in the end, retainers of the Asano family came to a settlement to surrender the castle on condition that they would kill Kira as an act of revenge for their lord.
Japanese: 次いで藩士一同の殉死を主張、最後には吉良への仇討ちを前提とした開城へと誘導し、浅野家中は開城に意見がまとまる。
English: Kuranosuke OISHI asked 60 to 80 retainers (the number who submitted the oath depends on the books) who agreed to commit seppuku to each submit an oath sealed with his own blood and formed an alliance, although the heads of the groups did not participate, except for Sadayoshi OKUNO.
Japanese: 大石内蔵助は切腹に同調した藩士80人～60人（神文血判を提出した人数は文献によって異なる）それぞれから誓紙血判を提出させて義盟を結ぶが、番頭は奥野定良を除き血判を提出していない。
English: It was decided to surrender Ako-jo Castle, and Kuranosuke welcomed the inspectors Masahane ARAKI and Masayoshi SAKAKIBARA on May 22.
Japanese: 赤穂城は開城されることとなり、内蔵助らは4月15日(旧暦)（5月22日）に到着した収城目付荒木政羽と榊原政殊を迎えた。
English: Kuranosuke met those two and asked for permission to allow Sadayoshi OKUNO, the head of the group, to be the chief retainer on behalf of Tomofusa ONO who 'became sick.'
Japanese: 内蔵助はこのふたりと会見し、「病になった」という大野知房に代わって組頭奥野定良を家老代理にすることの許可を得る。
English: After the local governors Masauji ISHIHARA and Toshinobu OKADA arriving in Ako on May 22, Kuranosuke implored them three times for the restoration of the Asano family by Asano Takumi no Kami's brother, Nagahiro ASANO when Ako-jo Castle was being examined by those four members on May 25.
Japanese: 4月17日(旧暦)（5月22日）には代官の石原正氏と岡田俊陳も赤穂に到着し、4月18日(旧暦)（5月25日）にはこの4人による赤穂城検分が行なわれたが、この際に内蔵助は3回にわたって浅野内匠頭の弟浅野長広をもっての浅野家再興の取り成しを嘆願した。
English: It is stated in "Koseki Kenbunki" (A Chronicle of Things Heard and Seen in Edo and Ako) that Masahane ARAKI finally promised for the third time to pass the idea of the Asano family's restoration to the Shogun's Council of Elders.
Japanese: 3回目の嘆願でようやく荒木政羽が浅野家再興を老中に取り次ぐことを約束したと『江赤見聞記』に記されている。
English: On the same day, more than 4,500 troops from Tatsuno Domain led by Yasuteru WAKISAKA arrived in Ako, and Kuranosuke handed over Ako-jo Castle without fighting on May 26.
Japanese: 同日、収城使脇坂安照率いる4,500余りの竜野藩兵が赤穂に到着し、翌4月19日(旧暦)（5月26日）に内蔵助は赤穂城を無血開城した。
English: After the surrender, a small group of retainers including Kuranosuke OISHI and Chuzaemon YOSHIDA went to Enrin-ji Temple and dealt with the remaining domain duties until June 26.
Japanese: 赤穂城開城後、大石内蔵助や吉田忠左衛門ら藩士の一部は遠林寺に入って、5月21日(旧暦)（6月26日）まで藩政残務処理に追われた。
English: Meanwhile on June 10, he sent Tozaemon HAYAMI and Kanroku KONDO to Mt. Koya to build a grave for Naganori ASANO near Gobyo Bridge located in the inner temple.
Japanese: この間の5月5日(旧暦)（6月10日）には早水藤左衛門と近松勘六の二名を高野山に登らせて、奥の院御廟橋の近くに浅野長矩の墓を建立させている。
English: Kuranosuke stayed in Ako even after they finished the domain duties, in order to treat the swelling on his arm.
Japanese: 残務処理が終わった後も内蔵助は腕にできた腫れ物の療養のため赤穂に滞在している。
English: During this time, he devoted himself to the restoration of the Asano clan by sending Mototoki HARA to Osaka to meet up with chief retainer of the Asano family in Hiroshima Domain, and Hosaemon TOJIMA and the head priest of Enrin-ji Temple Yukai to Edo to meet the highest ranking priest Ryuko who had a strong influence on Shogun Tsunayoshi TOKUGAWA and his biological mother Keishoin.
Japanese: この間も御家再興運動を積極的に行っており、原元辰らを大坂へ派遣して広島藩浅野家の家老、戸島保左衛門と会見させたり、遠林寺の住職祐海を江戸に遣わして将軍徳川綱吉やその生母桂昌院に影響力が大きい隆光大僧正らに会見させるなどした。
English: Masahane ARAKI, who had previously promised to be the mediator for the restoration of the Asano clan, passed the idea on to the members of shogun's Council of Elders as well as Junior Elders after returning to Edo
Japanese: また先に浅野家再興の嘆願を取りなして欲しいと依頼した荒木政羽も、江戸に戻ってから老中や若年寄に取り成しを行ってくれた。
English: On July 14, Araki visited the residence of hatamoto Nagatsune ASANO who was from a branch family of the Asano in Ako and asked them to tell Kuranosuke that 'there are possibilities for the restoration of the Asano clan.'
Japanese: 荒木は6月9日(旧暦)（7月14日）に赤穂浅野家分家筋の旗本浅野長恒の屋敷を訪れて、「浅野家再興の見込みあり」の旨を内蔵助に伝えて欲しいと伝言している。
English: On July 17, Kuranosuke left his hometown Ako after the swelling was treated.
Japanese: 6月12日(旧暦)（7月17日）、腫れ物がおさまった内蔵助は生まれ故郷の赤穂を後にすることとなる。
English: Chief retainers of Ako who were present at the time of the attack on April 21 were the following.
Japanese: 刃傷事件のあった元禄14年（1701年）3月14日(旧暦)（4月21日）に江戸にいた赤穂藩重臣は次のとおり。
English: Lord chamberlains - Takafusa KATAOKA (350 koku), Masahisa ISOGAI (150 koku), Sadashiro TANAKA (150 koku)
Japanese: 側用人…片岡高房（350石）、礒貝正久（150石）、田中貞四郎（150石）
English: It is said that when Nagahiro ASANO, who was a brother of Asano Takumi no Kami and his adopted son, rushed from the residence for imperial envoys (current location of Japan Industrial Club at 1-4 Marunouchi, Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo) to the Tepposhu Kamiyashiki (one of the residences granted to the feudal lord) (current location of St. Luke's International Hospital in Akashi-cho, Chuo Ward, Tokyo) as soon as he received the news about the attack, he was in such panic and unable to answer any question from Asano Takumi no Kami's wife Aguri (later known as Yozenin) about Kozuke no suke's survival.
Japanese: 浅野内匠頭の弟であり、兄の養子に入っていた浅野長広は刃傷発生を知ると即刻伝奏屋敷（現在の東京都千代田区丸の内1-4日本工業倶楽部）から鉄砲州の上屋敷（現在の東京都中央区(東京都)明石町(東京都中央区)聖路加国際病院）に駆けつけたが、浅野内匠頭の正室の阿久里（後の瑤泉院）から上野介の生死について問われても答えられないほど狼狽していたといわれる。
English: The lord of Ogaki Domain in Mino Province Ujisada TODA, who was a maternal cousin of Asano Takumi no Kami, also came over to the Tepposhu Kamiyashiki.
Japanese: 浅野内匠頭の母方の従兄弟に当たる美濃国大垣藩主戸田氏定も自ら鉄砲州上屋敷へ駆けつけてきた。
English: Moreover, the inspectors Shigeoki KONDO and Shigetomi AMANO were sent from the bakufu to the Kamiyashiki and told Daigaku ASANO and chief retainer Muneshige FUJII to deal with the confusion happening inside the residence.
Japanese: さらに幕府からも目付の近藤重興と天野富重が上屋敷に送られてきて、浅野大学や家老藤井宗茂に屋敷内の騒ぎを取り沈めるよう命じている。
English: After Ujisada TODA left the Kamiyashiki, he went to the residence for imperial envoys and ordered the removal of Asano's belongings.
Japanese: 戸田氏定は上屋敷を出た後、その足で伝奏屋敷に入り、浅野家の家財を運び出すなど撤収を指揮した。
English: It is said that Mototoki HARA impressed the bakufu inspectors by working very quickly when removing his belongings.
Japanese: この撤収に当たっては原元辰が迅速に行うなど働きがあり、幕府目付を感服させたという。
English: Nagahiro Daigaku ASANO wrote a letter to chief retainer Kuranosuke OISHI and sent Tozaemon HAYAMI and Sanpei KAYANO to Ako as the first messengers at around 2 p.m.
Japanese: 未の刻（午後2時頃）、浅野大学長広は書状を国家老大石内蔵助にしたためて、早水藤左衛門と萱野三平を第1の急使として赤穂へ派遣した。
English: At around 5 p.m., the messengers from the Tamura family in Ichinoseki Domain told Nagahiro ASANO to send some retainers to hand over the body of Asano Takumi no Kami.
Japanese: また申の下刻（午後5時頃）には一関藩田村家より浅野内匠頭の遺体を引き渡したいから家臣を送るようにという使者が浅野長広に伝えられた。
English: In response to this request, he sent Gengoemon KATAOKA, Jurozaemon ISOGAI, Sadashiro TANAKA, Seiemon NAKAMURA, Kanzaemon KASUYA and Kiroku TAKEBE to the Tamura residence and received his body.
Japanese: これを受けて片岡源五右衛門、礒貝十郎左衛門、田中貞四郎、中村清右衛門、糟谷勘左衛門、建部喜六らが田村邸へ入り、内匠頭の遺体を引き取った。
English: They went straight to Sengaku-ji Temple and held a funeral for Takumi no Kami; however, the ceremony was too dreary for a feudal lord.
Japanese: 彼らはそのまま泉岳寺へ向かい、同寺で内匠頭の葬儀を執り行ったが、大名の葬儀とは思えぬ淋しいものだったといわれている。
English: After that, Gengoemon KATAOKA, Jurozaemon ISOGAI and others cut their chignons off in front of Asano's grave and promised their lord to avenge Kira Kozuke no Suke.
Japanese: この後、片岡源五右衛門や礒貝十郎左衛門らは、浅野内匠頭の墓前で髻を切って吉良上野介の首級をあげることを泉下の主君に誓った。
English: On April 22, commoners gathered around at midnight for the purpose of plunder and broke into Asano's Tepposhu Kamiyashiki from the back door.
Japanese: さらに3月15日(旧暦)（4月22日）に入った深夜頃から略奪を目的に町人が大勢群集して浅野家の鉄砲洲上屋敷裏口に乱入するようになる。
English: They were able to maintain public order only after the guards who were sent from the Toda family of Ogaki Domain as well as Taketsune HORIBE chased them off with swords in their hands, and troops of Hiroshima Domain (50 foot soldiers, 30 kobito) led by Shingoemon KOBORI (military commander for the castle guards) arrived upon the request from the head family Tsunanaga ASANO the next day.
Japanese: 大垣藩戸田家から送られてきていた警備兵たちや堀部武庸らが刀を持って追い払い、さらに翌朝には本家の浅野綱長にも警備の兵が依頼されて、小堀新五右衛門（大番物頭）が指揮する広島藩兵（足軽50名・小人30名）が到着し、上屋敷は治安を取り戻した。
English: During this disturbance, the former lord of Sanji and Hiroshima domains Nagateru ASANO (the lord Nagasumi ASANO was in his hometown Sanji) requested to have Aguri back since it was her hometown and sent Takatsugi Chubei OHASHI (the head of the front line foot soldiers) and Sadashige Kichizaemon KIMURA (the head of the soldiers with guns) to Kamiyashiki after receiving permission from the bakufu.
Japanese: この騒ぎの最中の阿久里が実家である広島藩三次藩の前藩主浅野長照（藩主浅野長澄は国許三次にいた）が阿久里を引き取るべく、幕府の許可を得たうえで大橋忠兵衛孝次（同藩先手頭）木村吉左衛門定重（同藩持筒頭）らを上屋敷に派遣してきた。
English: Aguri was guarded by those people and moved to the Imai residence in Akasaka (current location of Hikawa-jinja Shrine in Akasaka, Minato Ward, Tokyo).
Japanese: 阿久里はこの者たちに警護されて三次藩の赤坂今井邸（現東京都港区(東京都)赤坂(東京都港区)氷川神社(東京都港区赤坂)）へと移っていった。
English: It is thought that it was around 2 a.m. on April 22.
Japanese: 3月15日(旧暦)（4月22日）にはいった丑の刻（午前2時頃）頃のことといわれる。
English: When they finished removing Asano's belongings on April 23 and retainers of Ako Domain as well as Hiroshima Domain left the Tepposhu Kamiyashiki by 4 p.m., Ujisada TODA became a temporal manager until it was handed over to the lord of Shinjo Domain, Dewa Province Masanobu TOZAWA on April 24, and it then became the residence for the lord of Obama Domain Tadasono SAKAI on April 27.
Japanese: 3月16日(旧暦)（4月23日）中に家財の積み出し作業も終わって赤穂藩士は全員鉄砲州の上屋敷から引き払い、申の刻（午後4時頃）には広島藩兵たちも引き上げて、戸田氏定がひとまずの管理者となったが、3月17日(旧暦)（4月24日）には同屋敷は新しい主となった出羽国新庄藩主戸沢正誠に引き渡され、さらに3月22日(旧暦)（4月27日）には小浜藩主酒井忠囿の屋敷となった。
English: The Shimoyashiki (one of the residences granted to feudal lord) located in Akasaka Nanbuzaka (current location of Roppongi, Minato Ward, Tokyo) was also handed over from Matazaemon FUJII and Sukeemon TOMIMORI to the lord of Hitoyoshi Domain Nagaari SAGARA On April 25.
Japanese: 赤坂南部坂（現東京都港区(東京都)六本木）にあった下屋敷のほうも3月18日(旧暦)（4月25日）には藤井又左衛門・富森助右衛門から人吉藩主相良長在へ引き渡された。
English: Although the residence in Honjo was initially used to store Asano's belongings removed from the Tepposhu Kamiyashiki, it was handed over from Hikoemon YASUI to Yasutsune KATO (the lord of Ozu Domain in Iyo Province) on April 27 after the goods were transported to somewhere else.
Japanese: また本所屋敷は当初鉄砲州上屋敷から運び出した品を収納していたが、それも随時運び出して、3月22日(旧暦)（4月27日）には安井彦右衛門から加藤泰恒（伊予国大洲藩主）に引き渡された。
English: Except for the retainers working in Edo such as Hikoemon YASUI and Muneshige FUJII who escaped from Ako Domain, many started to claim that they should avenge Yoshinaka KIRA for their lord.
Japanese: 江戸詰めの藩士たちは安井彦右衛門や藤井宗茂など赤穂藩から逃亡した者を除いて、多くが吉良義央を主君に代わって討つべしと主張するようになった。
English: Especially Taketsune HORIBE (bodyguard, 200 koku), who was known to be a great swordsman in Edo, Yoshitsugu TAKATA's descendant Gunbe TAKATA, who was known for his spear skills (bodyguard, 200 koku), and Magodayu OKUDA (magistrate for arms and armor as well as a bodyguard, 150 koku), who came from the same sword school as Horibe, strongly suggested killing Kira Kozuke no Suke.
Japanese: 特に剣豪として江戸で名を馳せていた堀部武庸（馬廻役200石）、高田吉次の子孫であり槍の達人の高田郡兵衛（馬廻役200石）、堀部の剣の同門である奥田孫太夫（武具奉行馬廻役150石）などが強硬に吉良上野介の首級をあげるべきと主張した。
English: People who called for revenge also included Gengoemon KATAOKA, Jurozaemon ISOGAI, and Sadashiro TANAKA, who worked very closely for Asano Takumi no Kami and received a lot of favors from him.
Japanese: 片岡源五右衛門、礒貝十郎左衛門、田中貞四郎ら浅野内匠頭の寵愛を受けた側近達も同様に仇討ちを主張した。
English: However, those who wanted to show off their skills to the world, such as Horibe, demanded for the raid into Kira's residence whereas others, such as Kataoka, who received favor from their lord, wanted to kill Kira immediately even if it meant attacking the procession.
Japanese: しかし、腕を天下に披露したい武芸者の堀部らは吉良邸への討ち入りを主張したのに対し、主君への報恩第一の寵臣片岡らは行列襲撃してでも即時の吉良殺害を主張した。
English: Kataoka left Edo due to the differences of opinion and tried to look for comrades in Ako on May 4; however, since the idea of committing seppuku under Kuranosuke OISHI was accepted in Ako-jo Castle at that time, Kataoka's plan to avenge Kira was not acknowledged and he left Ako.
Japanese: この意見の食い違いによって、ついには片岡らは江戸を飛び出して、3月27日(旧暦)（5月4日）に赤穂へ入って同志を募ろうとしたが、この頃、赤穂城では大石内蔵助のもと殉死切腹が主流であったため、片岡らの吉良を討つという主張は受け入れられず、赤穂も去っていった。
English: Yasube HORIBE, Gunbe TAKATA and Magodayu OKUDA arrived in Ako on May 21 right before the surrender of Ako-jo Castle.
Japanese: 赤穂城開城直前の4月14日(旧暦)（5月21日）には堀部安兵衛、高田郡兵衛、奥田孫太夫たちも赤穂へ入った。
English: Although they asked to see Kuranosuke and other chief retainers as soon as they arrived and suggested the revenge against Kira Kozuke no Suke, he responded by saying as follows.
Japanese: ただちに内蔵助はじめ重臣達に会見を申し込んで吉良上野介への仇討ちを主張したが、大石らからは以下のように諭された。
English: We will avenge Kuranosuke but must restore the Asano clan first.'
Japanese: 「上野介へ仇討ちはするが、まず大学様のお家再興をしなければならない。時期を見よ」
English: They returned to Edo after watching the surrender of Ako-jo Castle on June 17.
Japanese: 赤穂開城を見届けたのち、5月12日(旧暦)（6月17日）には江戸へ帰っていった。
English: However, even after they moved back to Edo, they continued working out the plan to avenge Kira and kept asking Kuranosuke to come down to Edo.
Japanese: しかし江戸へ帰った後も堀部達は吉良への仇討ち計画を進め、内蔵助に江戸下向を迫り続ける。
English: Since there were many retainers working in Edo who wanted to prioritize the revenge over restoration of the clan, they were called the Edo radicals.
Japanese: こうしたお家再興よりも吉良家への仇討ちを優先しようとする勢力は、江戸詰めの藩士たちに多かったため、彼らは江戸急進派と呼ばれた。
English: It was a property of Oishi's distant relatives, the Konoe family, who was a court noble as well as Regent, and the property was managed by Toshimoto SHINDO (who worked as the Konoe family's Shodaibu) who was from the same clan as a comrade of Kuranosuke's relative Nagayuki SHINDO.
Japanese: ここは公家であり、大石と遠縁にあたる摂関近衛家の領地で、内蔵助親戚の同志進藤俊式の一族進藤長之（近衛家諸大夫）がこの土地を管理していた。
English: Soon after Kuranosuke moved to Yamashina, his focus was on the restoration of the Asano clan rather than on the revenge against Kira.
Japanese: 山科に居を移した直後の内蔵助は、吉良家への仇討ちより浅野家お家再興を優先した。
English: He went to Ogaki-jo Castle in Mino Province with Hidekazu ONODERA to meet Ujisada TODA and implored him for the restoration.
Japanese: 小野寺秀和とともに美濃国大垣城へ赴いて戸田氏定に拝謁して浅野家再興を嘆願。
English: He also kept in touch through letters with the monk at Enrin-ji Temple Yukai who was working for the restoration of the Asano clan in Edo.
Japanese: また江戸で浅野家再興運動中の遠林寺住職祐海とも書状で連絡を取り合った。
English: Although Oishi's actions irritated the Edo radicals and they began sending letters to request coming down to Edo since June, he kept on declining by telling them to stay calm for the sake of Daigaku.
Japanese: この大石の動きに苛立つ堀部ら江戸急進派は、6月頃から内蔵助江戸下向を迫る書状を送りつけてくるようになったが、大石はひたすら大学のため隠忍自重するよう求める返書を書き続け、江戸下向を避けた。
English: When Horibe and others were very frustrated and sent a letter on August 19, which stated 'I am sure Daigaku will not be able to stand in public if he sees his brothers and parents commit seppuku even if he receives 1,000,000 koku.,' Oishi started to feel the urge to send messengers to calm down the Edo radicals.
Japanese: 苛立つ堀部らは、とうとう8月19日付けの書状で「大学様も兄親の切腹を見ながらでは、100万石が下されても人前に立てないだろう」と述べるようになり、大石は江戸急進派鎮撫に使者の派遣の必要性を感じるようになったといわれる。
English: Kuranosuke sent Soemon HARA (the head of foot soldiers, 300 koku), Matanojo USHIODA (magistrate of ishiezu, 200 koku), Kansuke NAKAMURA (private secretary, 100 koku) to Edo first at the end of September and later Genshiro SHINDO (the head of foot soldiers, 400 koku) and Gengo OTAKA (koshimonokata, 20 koku with salary for 5 servants)
Japanese: 9月下旬、内蔵助は原惣右衛門（300石足軽頭）、潮田又之丞（200石絵図奉行）、中村勘助（100石祐筆）らを江戸へ派遣、続いて進藤源四郎（400石足軽頭）と大高源五（20石5人扶持腰物方）も江戸に派遣した。
English: However, since they were convinced by Yasubei HORIBE and joined the radicals, Kuranosuke OISHI came down to Edo on November 19, 1701.
Japanese: しかし彼らは逆に堀部安兵衛に論破されて急進派になってしまったため、元禄14年（1701年）10月20日(旧暦)（11月19日）大石内蔵助が自身で江戸へ下向する。
English: Oishi met Horibe at the residence of Chudaibu MAEKAWA located in Mita, Edo (current location of Mita Station, Minato Ward, Tokyo) and promised to carry out the plan in March of the next year, the first anniversary of Asano Takumi no Kami's death.
Japanese: 江戸三田（東京都港区(東京都)三田駅(東京都)）の前川忠大夫宅で堀部と会談し、浅野内匠頭の一周忌になる明年3月に決行を約束した。
English: While he was in Edo, Kazuemon FUWA, who was exiled from Ako Domain, stated his desire to join the party, and Oishi gave him the permission to return to the Asano clan and become their comrade in front of Takumi no Kami's grave when visiting Sengaku-ji Temple where he rests.
Japanese: またこの際、かつて赤穂藩を追われた不破数右衛門が一党に加えてほしいと参じたため、大石は内匠頭の眠る泉岳寺へ参詣した際に主君の墓前で不破に浅野家への帰参と同志へ加えることの許可を与えた。
English: It is said that Kuranosuke OISHI started having a dissipated life in Shumoku-machi Town, Fushimi (current location of Shumoku-machi, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture) after his return to Kyoto
Japanese: 帰京後から大石内蔵助の伏見撞木町（京都府京都市伏見区撞木町）などでの放蕩が激しくなったといわれる。
English: Although his dissipated lifestyle was recorded in the book 'Koseki Kenmonki' by Katsunobu OCHIAI, the truth is unknown.
Japanese: 内蔵助の放蕩三昧については、落合勝信の著作といわれる「江赤見聞記」にあるが、真相は不明。
English: Some suggests that it is doubtful, since there was no book written by Horibe which mentioned Oishi's dissipated life, and therefore, at least comrades in Edo did not know the fact.
Japanese: 堀部筆記のなかに内蔵助の放蕩について触れたものは確認されていないため、少なくとも江戸方の同志の耳には入っていなかったのではないかとして、放蕩を疑う説もある。
English: Koseki Kenmonki' explained that it was to deceive Fushimi bugyo Masanoki TAKEBE, who was a distant relative of the Kira family.
Japanese: 「江赤見聞記」は吉良家の遠縁にあたる伏見奉行建部政宇の目をくらますためとしている。
English: Genshiro SHINDO and Gengozaemon OYAMA sent a mistress named Okaru to Kuranosuke in order to control his dissipated life since it could create more anger among the Edo radicals.
Japanese: 進藤源四郎と小山源五左衛門は、内蔵助の側にお軽という妾をおいているが、これは江戸急進派がこれ以上激昂しないように内蔵助の放蕩をおさえようとしたのだという。
English: This woman shows up as one of the characters 'Okaru' in 'Kanadehon Chushingura' (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers).
Japanese: この女性がのちに「仮名手本忠臣蔵」の登場人物「おかる」に転じることになる。
English: While Oishi was working hard for the restoration of the Asano clan and having a dispute with Horibe, the Edo bakufu sentenced Kira to some strict punishments.
Japanese: 大石が御家再興運動や堀部らとの論争をしている頃、江戸幕府では吉良家に対して厳しい処分を下し始めていた。
English: Under such circumstances, Kira lost his hope to gain his position back as Koke kimoiri, and retired after abdicating from the head of the family and handing it over to his adopted son Yoshimasa KIRA on January 9, 1702.
Japanese: この状況に吉良も高家肝入職への復帰を絶望視し、12月12日(旧暦)（1702年1月9日）には家督を養子吉良義周に譲って隠居してしまった。
English: There was a rumor that Kira Kozuke no Suke might be moving to Yonezawa-jo Castle, since his biological son Tsunanori UESUGI (150,000 koku) was working as the lord of Yonezawa Domain in Dewa Province.
Japanese: またさらに吉良上野介には実子として出羽国米沢藩主上杉綱憲（15万石）がいたので、吉良が米沢城に移るという噂もたった。
English: Although there are various theories as to why Tomiko did not move into the new residence and went back to the Uesugi, the truth is unknown.
Japanese: 富子が新しい屋敷に同道せず上杉家へ戻った理由は諸説あり定かではない。
English: Some theories include a divorce, the conflict created by her statement 'Why don't you commit seppuku since Asano did,' Kira worrying about her safety as he might get attacked, and the new residence being too small to have her servants around.
Japanese: 離婚説、「浅野が腹を切ったのだから貴方も切ったらどうです」といったせいで不仲になった説、討ち入りを案じて吉良が帰した説、新しい屋敷がせまくて女中を連れていけなかった説などがある。
English: Some people started leaving the domain toward the end of the year, and one of the comrades Sanpei KAYANO committed suicide due to the struggle between her father Shichirozaemon KAYANO and his loyalty to the Asano clan, and Heizaemon HASHIMOTO also committed suicide when he became romantically involved with a prostitute named Hatsu and deserted his loyalty.
Japanese: 年末からは脱盟者も出始め、同志の1人萱野三平は父の萱野七郎左衛門と浅野家への忠孝の間で苦悩して自害、橋本平左衛門も遊女はつと恋仲となり、忠義を捨てて彼女と心中してしまった。
English: One of the central members of Edo radicals Gunbei TAKATA also left the group when he arranged the adoption with a direct retainer of the bakufu Mototomo UCHIDA.
Japanese: また江戸急進派の中心人物高田郡兵衛も旗本内田元知との養子縁組騒動を機に脱盟した。
English: Their loss of Takata brought shame to the Edo radicals and weakened their influence.
Japanese: 高田の脱盟は江戸急進派の顔を失わせる結果となり、その発言力を弱めさせた。
English: Kuranosuke took this chance and on March 13, 1702, held meetings in Yamanashi and Maruyama where he decided that 'we will not take any action until some kind of punishment is given to Daigaku.'
Japanese: 内蔵助はこれを好機として元禄15年（1702年）2月15日(旧暦)（3月13日）の山科と円山での会議において「大学様の処分が決まるまで決起しない」ことを決定する。
English: On April 1, Chuzaemon YOSHIDA (administrator of Kato district, 200 koku) and Kanroku CHIKAMATSU (bodyguard, 250 koku) went down to Edo to tell this decision to their comrades.
Japanese: 3月5日(旧暦)（4月1日）、吉田忠左衛門（200石加東郡郡代）と近松勘六（馬廻250石）がこの決定を江戸の同志達に伝えるべく下向した。
English: Yoshida first met Takumi no Kami's close vassals such as Gengoemon KATAOKA who were isolated from everyone else and convinced them to join Oishi's alliance.
Japanese: 吉田はまず江戸で孤立していた片岡源五右衛門ら内匠頭近臣組と面会すると説得して大石の盟約に加わらせている。
English: On April 4, a meeting was held in Yonezawa-cho Town, Ryogoku (current location of Higashi Nihon-bashi, Chuo Ward, Tokyo) with one of the leaders of the Edo radicals, Yasubei HORIBE.
Japanese: そして3月8日(旧暦)（4月4日）に江戸急進派のリーダー格の堀部安兵衛と両国米沢町（現東京都中央区(東京都)東日本橋）で会談に及んだ。
English: However, as expected it failed to persuade the Edo radicals led by Yasubei HORIBE, and he decided to come down to Kyoto in June to settle the matter with Oishi as they began searching for a way to have Soemon HARA as a leader instead of Kuranosuke to carry out the revenge.
Japanese: しかし案の上安兵衛ら江戸急進派は決定に納得せず、内蔵助をはずして代わりに原惣右衛門を大将にして独自に決起することを模索しつつ、6月には内蔵助との最後の調整のため堀部安兵衛が自ら京都へ乗り込んでくることとなった。
English: Some suggest that Yasubei was ready to get rid of Kuranosuke, as 'Oishi was no longer needed.'
Japanese: 安兵衛は「もはや大石は不要」として内蔵助を斬り捨てるつもりだったとも言われる。
English: Meanwhile, at around this time, Kuranosuke received information through Yukai from Enrin-ji Temple that the restoration of the Asano clan was not going well.
Japanese: しかしちょうどこの頃、遠林寺の祐海などを通じて内蔵助もお家再興が難しい情勢を知ったといわれる。
English: When the bakufu actually told Nagahiro Daigaku ASANO to be held to Hiroshima Domain on August 11, the hope for the restoration was thwarted.
Japanese: また7月18日(旧暦)（8月11日）には、実際に幕府が浅野大学長広に広島藩への永預かりを言い渡したことで、お家再興の望みは完全に絶たれる。