nntsuzu/KFTT huggingface dataset:
English: During the time of Tsunakata, a lot of disasters such as the great fire in 1807 occurred and the financial situation of the clan began to deteriorate.
Japanese: 綱方の治世は文化(元号)4年（1807年）に大火が起こるなど、相次ぐ災害で藩財政が悪化していった。
English: Because of such difficulties Tsunakata lost interest in politics and retired and let his adopted son Tsunaeda KUTSUKI to take over as head of the family on July 5, 1821; he served as the guardian of his son afterward.
Japanese: このような多難な中で政務への関心を失った綱方は、文政4年（1821年）6月6日に家督を養子の朽木綱条に譲って隠居し、以後はその後見を務めた。
English: He wa born on November 22, 1801, as the first son of Tomotsuna KUTSUKI, the ninth lord of the Domain.
Japanese: 享和元年（1801年）10月17日、第9代藩主・朽木倫綱の長男として生まれる。
English: Since his father died in 1802, he was adopted in 1804 and raised by Tsunakata KUTSUKI, the tenth lord of the Domain.
Japanese: 享和2年（1802年）に父が死去したため、文化(元号)元年（1804年）に第10代藩主・朽木綱方に養子として引き取られて養育された。
English: On July 5, 1821, he took over as head of the family and became the eleventh lord of the Domain due to Tsunakata's retirement.
Japanese: 文政4年（1821年）6月6日、綱方の隠居により家督を継いで第11代藩主となった。
English: He served several important positions by being appointed as Osaka-kaban (a person to guard Osaka-jo Castle) in 1823 and sojaban (an official in charge of the ceremonies) in 1827, and was expected to become roju (member of shogun's council of elders) in the future.
Japanese: 文政6年（1823年）に大坂加番、文政10年（1827年）に奏者番に任じられるなど、要職を歴任して将来は老中にも期待された。
English: However, this cost a lot and years of poor harvest continued in his territory, and he suffered from financial difficulties.
Japanese: しかし、これがかえって出費を招き、さらに領内も凶作が相次いで財政に苦しんだといわれる。
English: Yuan KITAMURA (1648-1719) was a wealthy farmer, a master of tea ceremony and an epicure in the Edo period.
Japanese: 北村幽庵（きたむらゆうあん、慶安元年（1648年）-享保4年（1719年））は、江戸時代の豪農・茶人・美食家。
English: Hirofusa SUE (year of birth unknown - December 27, 1468) was a busho (Japanese military commander) in the late Muromachi period.
Japanese: 陶弘房（すえひろふさ　生年不詳-応仁2年11月14日(旧暦)（1468年12月27日））は、室町時代後期の武将。
English: Hirofusa, too, was killed in the Battle of Shokoku-ji Temple in Kyoto, where the fiercest battle of the Onin War was fought, in 1468.
Japanese: しかしその弘房も1468年に、応仁の乱の最大の激戦となった京都相国寺の戦いで討死した。
English: This temple changed its name to Ruriko-ji Temple in 1492, which was thereafter moved into Yamaguchi City and is known today as the Kokuho (national treasure) Ruriko-ji Temple (with its five storied pagoda designated as national treasure).
Japanese: この寺は1492年に瑠璃光寺と名前を変え、後に山口市内へ移転され、現在の国宝瑠璃光寺になった。
English: He was born on March 11, 1738 as the first son of Yasuoki WAKISAKA, the fourth lord of the Domain.
Japanese: 元文3年（1738年）1月21日、第4代藩主・脇坂安興の長男として生まれる。
English: Since his father died in 1747, he took over as head of the family and became the fifth lord of the Domain.
Japanese: 延享4年（1747年）に父が死去したため、家督を継いで第5代藩主となった。
English: Born on July 2, 1745 as the second son of Yasuoki WAKISAKA, the fourth lord of the Domain.
Japanese: 延享2年（1745年）6月3日、第4代藩主・脇坂安興の次男として生まれる。
English: Since Yasuhiro WAKISAKA, the fifth lord of the Domain and older paternal half-brother, did not have an heir, Yasuzane was adopted by Yasuhiro.
Japanese: 第5代藩主で異母兄である脇坂安弘に嗣子が無かったために養子となった。
English: When his brother died in 1757, he took over as the head of the family and became the sixth lord of the Domain.
Japanese: 宝暦7年（1757年）に兄が死去すると、家督を継いで第6代藩主となった。
English: Yasuaya WAKISAKA was the tenth (last) lord of the Tatsuno Domain in Harima Province.
Japanese: 脇坂安斐（わきさかやすあや）は、播磨国龍野藩の第10代（最後）の藩主。
English: He was born on January 1, 1840 as the fourth son of Takayuki TODO, the eleventh lord of the Tsu Domain in Ise Province.
Japanese: 天保10年（1839年）11月27日、伊勢国津藩の第11代藩主・藤堂高猷の四男として生まれる。
English: Since Toshinosuke (later Yasuhiro WAKISAKA), the real son of Yasuori WAKISAKA who was the ninth lord of the Tatsuno Domain, was young, Yasuaya became the adopted son of Yasuori in July 1858.
Japanese: 龍野藩の第9代藩主・脇坂安宅の実子・寿之助（のちの脇坂安煕）が幼少のため、安政5年（1858年）6月に安宅の養子となった。
English: When Yasuori retired on May 20, 1862, he took over as head of the family and became the tenth lord of the Domain.
Japanese: 文久2年（1862年）4月22日に安宅が隠居したため、家督を継いで第10代藩主となった。
English: Since the Wakisaka family was fudai daimyo (a daimyo in hereditary vassal to the Tokugawa family), Yasuaya took a position responsible for the security of coastal defense of the Settsu Province as a member of the Sabaku-ha (supporters of the Shogun), and joined the First and Second conquest of Choshu in 1864 and 1866, respectively, as a member of the Edo bakufu army (the army of Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun).
Japanese: 脇坂氏は譜代大名であったため、安斐は佐幕派として摂津国の海防警備を務め、元治元年（1864年）の第1次長州征伐、慶応2年（1866年）の第2次長州征伐にも江戸幕府軍の一員として参加した。
English: However, it seems like he was passive about the conquest of Choshu because he refused to actually join the troops at the Second conquest on the grounds of Yasuaya being ill.
Japanese: しかし、長州征伐には消極的だったようであり、第2次では安斐の病気を理由に出兵は辞退している。
English: He followed the order of the new government army at the Boshin War in 1868, and joined the Aizu War and the attack of the Himeji Domain which revolted against the new government.
Japanese: 慶応4年（1868年）の戊辰戦争では新政府軍に恭順して、新政府に反逆した姫路藩の攻撃や会津戦争に参加した。
English: In July 1869, Yasuaya was appointed as the governor of Tatsuno clan in accordance with the return of lands and people to the emperor and then worked on the reform of the ladder in the domain, but was dismissed from the office of the governor due to Haihan-chiken (abolition of feudal domains and establishment of prefectures) in August 1871.
Japanese: 明治2年（1869年）6月、版籍奉還により龍野藩知事に任じられ、その後は藩の職制改革などに務めたが、明治4年（1871年）7月の廃藩置県で藩知事を免職された。
English: Mototsuna TADA (year of birth unknown - June 1221)was a busho (Japanese military commander), who lived during the early Kamakura period.
Japanese: 多田基綱（ただもとつな、生年未詳-承久3年6月（1221年））は、鎌倉時代初期の武将。
English: His father Yukitsuna was the heir of the Tada-Genji (Minamoto clan), but he was impoverished after his family's hereditary estate, Tada no sho, was confiscated during the political purge carried out by MINAMOTO no Yoritomo.
Japanese: 多田源氏の惣領であった父行綱は、源頼朝の粛清により累代の所領多田荘を奪われ没落。
English: However, it is documented that when the Retired Emperor Gotoba raised an army to overthrow the Shogunate, Mototsuna took part in the Retired Emperor's side, and that when it was defeated, he was killed and his severed head was exposed (the article of July 18, 1221 in "Azuma Kagami" [The Mirror of the East]).
Japanese: が、承久3年（1221年）に後鳥羽上皇が倒幕の兵を挙げると基綱は上皇方として参加し、その敗北とともに討ち取られ梟首されたとの記録が残る（『吾妻鏡』同6月20日(旧暦)条）。
English: His sons, Shigetsuna and Chikatsuna were adopted by his nephew Mitsutsuna TADA, and according to "Sonpi Bunmyaku" (a text compiled in the fourteenth century that records the lineages of the aristocracy), Shigetsuna's descendent can be traced down to the third generation later.
Japanese: 子の重綱と親綱は甥の多田光綱が猶子とし、重綱の子孫が3代後まで存続していることが『尊卑分脈』に記されている。
English: Toyonao's father Kazusanosuke YAMANA was a kokujin (or ji-samurai, which was a lord of smaller rural domains in feudal Japan) who ruled Asago-gun County of Tajima Province, and Toyonao took over as head of the family, thereby becoming the Lord of Yakuno-jo Castle.
Japanese: 山名氏で但馬国朝来郡の国人であった山名上総介を父とし、家督を継いで夜久野城主となった。
English: In 1571, Toyonao followed Suketoyo YAMANA invading Tanba Province, and the Yamagai-jo Castle of the Adachi clan fell to them (the Battle of Kuroijo-Castle).
Japanese: 元亀2年（1571年）には山名祐豊に従って丹波国に侵攻、足立氏の山垣城を落城させた（黒井城の戦い）。
English: After following Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI, Toyonao joined an army to subjugate Inaba Province in 1580 and entered Kageishi-jo Castle, where Toyokuni YAMANA, siding with the Mori clan at that time, forced them out of the castle.
Japanese: 豊臣秀吉に従った後、天正8年（1580年）の因幡国平定の軍に加わり、景石城に入ったが当時毛利氏方であった山名豊国に攻撃されて城から退却した。
English: In 1581 the subjugation of Inaba Province was completed with the surrender of Tottori-jo Castle, Toyonao who had worked under Shigekata KINOSHITA was awarded a landholding of Chizu no kori County with a stipend of 3,000 koku, thus reentering the Kageishi-jo Castle.
Japanese: 天正9年（1581年）に鳥取城が開城し、因幡平定が完了すると木下重堅の配下として智頭郡3000石が与えられ、再び景石城に入った。
English: During the Battle of Sekigahara, Toyonao himself did not go to the front, but he was punished by 'joho' sanction (also known as 'kaieki' which was shogunal sanction by means of sudden dismissal and deprivation of position, privileges and properties) for siding with the 'western' army.
Japanese: 関ヶ原の戦いでは自らは出陣しなかったものの、西軍に属したため除封となった。
English: After the sentence of the sanction, Toyonao went under the protection of Korenori KAMEI who was the Lord of Shikano-jo Castle and hired Toyonao by paying him a stipend of 500 koku, thereby Toyonao moved to Shikano, finally moving again to Kyoto to follow the Kamei clan who was transferred by the shogunate (which was called 'tempo' in Japanese.)
Japanese: その後は鹿野城の亀井茲矩に保護を受け、500石で召抱えられ鹿野へ移住したが、亀井氏の転封で京都に移住した。
English: Sadamitsu HORIGUCHI (1297 - 1338) was a busho (Japanese military commander), who lived from the late Kamakura period to the Northern and Southern Courts period.
Japanese: 堀口貞満（ほりぐちさだみつ、永仁5年（1297年）-延元3年/建武(日本)5年（1338年））は、鎌倉時代末期から南北朝時代(日本)の武将。
English: The family dominated Horiguchi no go (current Horiguchi-machi, Ota City, Gunma Prefecture), situated in the far southeast side of Nitta Country, Kozuke Province (Nitta no sho estate).
Japanese: 上野国新田郡（新田荘）の東南端にある堀口郷（現在の群馬県太田市堀口町）を支配していた。
English: In 1333, he took part in Yoshisada NITTA's taking up arms, and he made remarkable achievements such as taking Kamakura bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) by attacking from Kobukuro-zaka Slope.
Japanese: 元弘3年（1333年）、新田義貞の挙兵に参加し、巨福呂坂（こぶくろざか）から鎌倉を攻略するなど活躍。
English: According to "Baishoron" (Historical tale compiled in 1349), when Takauji ASHIKAGA, who took a chance of Tokiyuki HOJO's taking up arms (Nakasendai War), rose in rebellion opposing the Kenmu Restoration, he fought against Takauji ASHIKAGA's forces in the Battle of Yahagigawa.
Japanese: 足利尊氏が、北条時行の挙兵（中先代の乱）に乗じて建武の新政に叛旗を翻すと、矢作川での戦いで足利尊氏軍と戦ったと『梅松論』に記されている。
English: In 1336, when Takauji ASHIKAGA, who recovered his force in the western Japan, occupied Kyoto, he followed the army of Yoshisada NITTA and sought refuge in Mt. Hiei with Emperor Godaigo and others.
Japanese: 建武3年（1336年）に西国で勢力を盛り返した足利尊氏が京都を占拠すると、新田義貞の軍に従い、後醍醐天皇らとともに比叡山に逃れた。
English: At that time, Emperor Godaigo who received a confidential agent from Takauji ASHIKAGA and tried to leave the mountain to make reconciliation with Takauji ASHIKAGA, without Yoshisada NITTA's prior consent.
Japanese: このとき、足利尊氏から後醍醐天皇へ密使がきて後醍醐天皇が新田義貞に無断で足利尊氏と和睦をして比叡山を下山しようとした。
English: Then, Sadamitsu appealed Emperor Godaigo who was just to depart, saying, 'now that you will go back to Kyoto, shedding the all the fealty that our family have rendered you for many years, before you leave you should decapitate Yoshisada and more than 50 members of our family.'
Japanese: そのため、貞満が出発直前の後醍醐天皇に、「当家累年の忠義を捨てられ、京都に臨幸なさるべきにて候はば、義貞始め一族五十余人の首をはねて、お出であるべし」と奏上。
English: Emperor Godaigo, therefore, assured the state of the Nitta army as Imperial army, by abdicating the throne to Imperial Prince Tsuneyoshi, and delegating the authority to Imperial Prince Tsuneyoshi and Imperial Prince Takayoshi.
Japanese: 後醍醐天皇は皇位を恒良親王に譲り、恒良親王と尊良親王を委任することで新田軍が官軍であることを保証してから下山した。
English: Afterwards, following Yoshisada NITTA, he fought in various fields in Echizen Province and Mino Province with his son Sadasuke HORIGICHI, and he died on the way of advance from Mino Province to Echizen Province in 1338.
Japanese: その後、新田義貞に従って、子の堀口貞祐らとともに越前国及び美濃各地で戦い、延元3年/建武5年（1338年）に美濃から越前に進軍中に没した。
English: There are remains of Horiguchi Yakata (castle) in Horiguchi-machi, Ota City, Gunma Prefecture (former Horiguchi, Ojima-machi, Nitta County) and the wooden poles beside the river bank of Haya-kawa River indicate the site.
Japanese: 群馬県太田市堀口町（旧新田郡尾島町堀口）には、堀口館跡があり、それを示す木柱が早川の堤防脇に立てられている。
English: It is said that the descendents of the Horiguchi family settled in Motosu Country, Mino Province (the upper reaches of Ibi-gawa River), and they served the Saito clan and the Akechi clan during the Sengoku period (period of warring states).
Japanese: 美濃国本巣郡（岐阜県の揖斐川上流）には、堀口一族の子孫が土着し、戦国時代には齋藤氏や明智氏に仕えたという。
English: Currently, his descendents are living in Tokigawa-machi, Saitama Prefecture (former Tamagawa Village), which is situated along the former Kamakura-kaido Road, and in the vicinity of Higashimatsuyama City, Saitama Prefecture.
Japanese: 現在では、旧鎌倉街道沿いの埼玉県ときがわ町（旧玉川村）、東松山市付近に子孫が住み、地元の名士などとなっている。
English: MINAMOTO no Yoshikiyo (1075-1149) was a busho (Japanese military commander), who lived during the latter Heian period.
Japanese: 源義清（みなもとのよしきよ、承保2年（1075年）-久安5年（1149年））は、平安時代後期の武将。
English: He was the third (or second) son of MINAMOTO no Yoshimitsu (Shinra-Saburo Yoshimitsu) who was the ancestor of the Kai-Genji (Minamoto clan), one of the families of Kawachi-Genji (Minamoto clan).
Japanese: 河内源氏の一族で甲斐源氏の祖となる源義光（新羅三郎義光）の三男（次男とも）。
English: While his father Yoshimitsu was establishing his power in Hitachi Province, he was assigned to control Takeda-go (Takeda village) in the province (Takeda, Hitachinaka City, Ibaraki Prefecture) and called himself 'Takeda Kaja.'
Japanese: 父の義光が常陸国に勢力を扶植する過程で、同国武田郷（茨城県ひたちなか市武田）の支配を任され「武田冠者」を名乗る。
English: However, he lost in the battle against the local lords including the Daijo clan, which originally gripped strong influences in the province, and punished by Imperial order, he was exiled to Ichikawa no sho estate, Kai Province, with his first son Kiyomitsu.
Japanese: しかし同国内に元来強い勢力を持つ大掾氏らと争って敗れ、勅勘を蒙って長男清光とともに甲斐国市河荘に配流となった。
English: However, making use of this situation, he came to expand his power in Kai Province, and he became the first generation of the Kai-Genji that had continued from generation to generation since Kiyomitsu.
Japanese: しかしこれによって、かえって甲斐国に勢力を拡張することとなり、清光以降脈々と続く甲斐源氏の始祖となった。
English: Starting with the Takeda clan, his descendents formed various important families in the Japanese history, such as the Nanbu clan, Ogasawara clan and Miyoshi clan.
Japanese: その末裔には武田氏を筆頭として、南部氏、小笠原氏、三好氏といった日本史上の名族が生まれている。
English: MINAMOTO no Yorikiyo (995 - August 29, 1073) was a samurai and government official (especially one of low to medium rank), who lived during the mid-Heian period.
Japanese: 源頼清（みなもとのよりきよ、長徳元年（995年）-延久5年7月18日(旧暦)（1073年8月23日））は、平安時代中期の武士・官人。
English: He had wives including the daughter of Gon Dainagon (provisional chief councilor of state) FUJIWARA no Tadanobu, and children such as MINAMOTO no Nakamune, MINAMOTO no Kanemune, MINAMOTO no Kiyomune, Eigen, MINAMOTO no Iemune, MINAMOTO no Suemune (Seiwa-Genji), MINAMOTO no Norimune, and MINAMOTO no Motomune.
Japanese: 室に権大納言藤原斉信女らがおり、子に源仲宗・源兼宗・源清宗・永源・源家宗・源季宗(清和源氏)・源憲宗・源基宗らがいた。
English: He was raised to Jushiinoge (Junior Fourth Rank, Lower Grade) and while he held the important positions such as Nakatsukasa no Shoyu (Junior Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Central Affaires), Governor of Aki Province, Governor of Higo Province, and Governor of Mutsu Province, he also took charge of Samurai-dokoro betto (the administrator of the Board of Retainers) of FUJIWARA no Yorimichi's family.
Japanese: 従四位下に上り中務少輔・安芸国守・肥後国守・陸奥国守などを歴任する一方、藤原頼通家の侍所別当も務めた。
English: In the "Goshui Wakashu" (Later gleanings of Japanese poems) (poem No. 474) there is a piece of waka by Sagami (poet), which was dedicated to Yorikiyo when he was reassigned from the Governor of Mutsu Province to the Governor of Higo Province.
Japanese: 『後拾遺和歌集』（歌番号474）には、陸奥守から肥後守に転任する頼清に贈った相模(歌人)の和歌がある。
English: In addition, in the "Konjaku Monogatari" (The Tale of Times Now Past) (Vol. 12-36), he appears as Sakyo no daibu (Master of the Eastern Capital Offices) who lived in poverty.
Japanese: また『今昔物語』（巻12ノ36）には、貧乏暮らしをする左京大夫として登場する。
English: Shigeharu ODA (years of birth and death unknown) lived in the Azuchi-Momoyama and Edo periods.
Japanese: 織田重治（おだしげはる、生没年不詳）は安土桃山時代から江戸時代の人物。
English: Shigeharu may have either divorced his lawful wife, who was Nobutsugu ODA's daughter, or died young himself, on the grounds that the lawful wife remarried Tadatoshi MIBU of the Mibu Kanmu family (the term 'kanmu' was the collective name of the offices of the sadaishi [senior recorder of the left] and the udaishi [senior recorder of the right] which had been inherited exclusively by the Mibu family since the Sengoku [Warring States] period).
Japanese: 正室織田信次の娘がその後、壬生官務家の壬生忠利に再嫁していることから、離縁したか本人が若くして死亡したものと思われる。
English: Takatane TAKAHASHI (year of birth unknown - 1535) was a daimyo who ruled Chikugo Province in the Sengoku period (period of warring states).
Japanese: 高橋高種（たかはしたかたね、生年不詳－天文_(元号)4年（1535年））は筑後国を領した戦国時代(日本)の大名である。
English: Moving to Kyoto, Takatane served Shogun Yoshihisa ASHIKAGA of the Muromachi bakufu, and participated in the Chokyo and Entoku Campaigns (the 1487 [Chokyo 1] campaign and the 1491 [Entoku 3] campaign against the Rokkaku clan in Omi Province, which are also known as the Rokkaku Seibatsu [Subjugation]).
Japanese: 京都に上って室町将軍足利義尚に仕え、1487年の長享の乱・1491年の延徳の乱にも参加。
English: Following the death of Yoshihisa ASHIKAGA in 1489, at the request of Masatomo ASHIKAGA who was the Horikoshi Kubo (also known as Horigoe Kubo, which was the shogunal deputy based in Horigoe, Izu Province) did Takatane move to Izu Province, where he was granted Kumomi-jo Castle and became its Lord.
Japanese: 1489年に足利義尚が病死すると、堀越公方足利政知に請われて伊豆国へと赴き、雲見城を与えられてその城主となる。
English: In 1491, however, Masatomo ASHIKAGA died and an internal conflict arose within the household of the Horikoshi Kubo, where Chachamaru ASHIKAGA was believed to murder his younger brother, thus leading to the steady decline in power of the Horikoshi Kubo.
Japanese: しかし1491年に足利政知が死去すると、堀越公方家は内紛を起こし、足利茶々丸が弟を殺害するなど、その勢力は衰退の一途を辿る。
English: After the death of Masatomo, Takatane followed Soun HOJO whose daughter married Takatane, being accepted to be a member of the Hojo clan.
Japanese: その後は北条早雲に従い、その娘を妻として北条一門としての扱いを受けている。
English: Takatane's second son Ujitaka TAKAHASHI took over as head of the family on the grounds that the eldest son Tsunataka HOJO had already been adopted by Ujitsuna HOJO (N.B. opinion varies on the subject).
Japanese: 家督は長男の北条綱高が北条氏綱の養子となっていたため（諸説有り）、次男の高橋氏高が継いだ。
English: Soun HOJO (also known as. Shinkuro Nagauji ISE, whereas Soun is his popular name posthumously given to him based on his Buddhist name Soun-an Sozui) is believed to have temporarily served Yoshihisa ASHIKAGA, and therefore, it is likely that Nagauji and Takatane were acquainted with each other in Kyoto.
Japanese: 北条早雲（伊勢新九郎長氏）も一時期足利義尚に仕えており、京都で長氏と高種が顔を合わせていた可能性が高い。
English: It is possible that because they knew each other, Takatane was invited by Nagauji to join the Hojo clan while he was still in Izu after the fall of the Horikoshi Kubo's house.
Japanese: その縁があり、高種が伊豆に下向後、堀越公方家が衰退すると、長氏に一門として取立てられたものと推測される。
English: Kanetoshi MARUMO (year of birth unknown - March 4, 1647) was a busho (Japanese military commander) who lived in the Azuchi-Momoyama period.
Japanese: 丸毛兼利（まるもかねとし、生年不詳－正保4年1月28日(旧暦)（1647年3月4日））は、安土桃山時代の武将。
English: Kanetoshi participated in the Kyushu conquest and the Siege of Odawara, and became the Lord of Fukutsuka-jo Castle in Mino Province in 1589, with a stipend of 20,000 koku.
Japanese: 九州征伐、小田原征伐と歴戦し、天正17年（1589年）に美濃国福束城主となり、2万石を拝領した。
English: During the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, Kanetoshi sided with the 'western' army, and at a preliminary skirmish on August 16th, Kanetoshi fought a loosing battle against the enemy troops of the 'eastern' army led by Nagakatsu ICHIHASHI and Nagamasa TOKUNAGA, resulting in abandoning his Fukutsuka-jo Castle and taking refuge at Ogaki-jo Castle.
Japanese: 慶長5年（1600年）、関ヶ原の戦いにおいて西軍に属し、8月16日の前哨戦で、東軍の市橋長勝、徳永寿昌と戦い、敗れて居城の福束城を放棄して大垣城に逃亡する。
English: The age at Kanetoshi's death is unknown, but an existing record shows that he served Nobunaga in 1569, which proves that he lived quite a long life.
Japanese: 享年は不明だが、永禄12年（1569年）時点で既に信長に仕えていた記録があり、非常に長命であった事は事実である。
English: Upon his father's death in 1535, Sadataka took over as head of the the family and became 'mandokoro shitsuji' (chief of Mandokoro which was the Administrative Board) of the Muromachi bakufu.
Japanese: 天文(元号)4年（1535年）に父が死去すると、家督を継いで室町幕府政所執事となった。
English: It is said that in 1550 Sadataka attended the deathbed of the 12th Shogun Yoshiharu ASHIKAGA, who willed that Sadataka should assist the next Shogun Yoshiteru ASHIKAGA.
Japanese: 天文19年（1550年）に第12代将軍・足利義晴臨終の際には枕元に侍り、後継者の足利義輝の補佐を遺言されたといわれる。
English: Despite the will, a relationship between Sadataka and Yoshiteru gradually deteriorated as, for example, Sadataka dared stay in Kyoto after Yoshiteru had been banished by Nagayoshi (alternatively, Chokei) MIYOSHI.
Japanese: しかし三好長慶によって義輝が追放されたのちも京都に留まるなど、義輝との関係は悪化していった。
English: (It should be noted that when Sadataka met with Nagayoshi in 1551, an incident of an attempted assassination on Nagayoshi arose.)
Japanese: （なお、天文20年（1551年）に貞孝と長慶が会談した際、長慶の暗殺未遂事件が勃発している。）
English: Taking sides with Nagayoshi, Sadataka often fought against 'anti-Nagayoshi' Harumoto HOSOKAWA and his party.
Japanese: 貞孝は長慶の与党として反長慶の細川晴元等の勢力とたびたび干戈を交えることになる。
English: When in 1558 Yoshiteru and Harumoto closed in for an attack, Sadataka fought them back on Miyoshi's side, but once Yoshiteru and Nagayoshi were reconciled and Yoshiteru's return for Kyoto was permitted, Sadataka, together with Nagayoshi and Shogunal Deputy Ujitsuna HOSOKAWA, received Yoshiteru.
Japanese: 永禄元年（1558年）に義輝と晴元が攻め寄せると、三好方として戦ったものの、義輝が長慶と和睦して帰京することになると長慶や管領細川氏綱と共にこれを出迎えた。
English: The deteriorated relationship between Sadataka and Yoshiteru was never repaired, which led Sadataka to such difficulties that as Hisahide MATSUNAGA who served Nagayoshi emerged, Sadataka gradually lost his prestige.
Japanese: しかし、義輝との関係は修復できず、また、長慶の家臣である松永久秀が台頭するようになると、貞孝は次第に立場を失うようになっていった。
English: In 1562 Sadataka's downfall culminated by losing his position, and when Sadataka finally raised an army in Mt. Funaoka ('Funaokayama') in Kyoto, Nagayoshi ordered Hisahide MATSUNAGA to hunt down and kill Sadataka, thus resulting in the death of Sadataka and his son Sadayoshi in battle.
Japanese: 永禄5年（1562年）には失脚に追い込まれ、このため京都船岡山で挙兵したが、長慶の命を受けた松永久秀の追討を受け、子の貞良と共に戦死した。
English: Sueshige HIRAYAMA was a busho (Japanese military commander) of the west party (the Himatsuri clan), one of the seven west parties of Musashi Province that existed during the late Heian period to the early Kamakura period.
Japanese: 平山季重（ひらやますえしげ）は、平安時代末期から鎌倉時代初期の武蔵七党の一つ西党（日奉氏）の武将。
English: As he had an estate in Hirayama-go Village, Funakita no sho (manor), Tasai Country (present Hirayama, Hino City, Tokyo Prefecture) and lived in In no Mushadokoro (place where Samurai of guard of the Retired Emperor's Palace is staffed), he was called HIRAYAMA no mushadokoro.
Japanese: 多西郡舟木田荘平山郷（現東京都日野市平山）を領し、院武者所に伺候したため平山武者所と呼ばれた。
English: During the Hogen Disturbance in 1156, he followed MINAMOTO no Yoshitomo, and during the Heiji Disturbance in 1159, he was with MINAMOTO no Yoshihira, Yoshitomo's first son, and fought against TAIRA no Shigemori's forces of five hundreds horsemen, leading only seventeen horsemen in the fight at Taikenmon.
Japanese: 保元元年（1156年）の保元の乱で源義朝に従い、平治元年（1159年）の平治の乱では義朝の長男源義平に従い、待賢門での戦闘で平重盛の軍勢500騎に17騎で戦いを挑んでいる。
English: After Yoshitomo was defeated to death, he followed the Ise Heishi (Taira clan), and after that he was living a peaceful life as a local lord.
Japanese: 義朝の敗死後は伊勢平氏に従い、在地領主として平穏な日々を過ごしている。
English: However, when Yoshitomo's bereaved son, MINAMOTO no Yoritomo, who was deported in Izu Province, rose an army in 1180, he joined the army and went to the front in the Battle of Fuji-gawa River and the conquest of Satake clan, following Yoritomo's younger brother MINAMOTO no Yoshitsune.
Japanese: しかし治承4年（1180年）に伊豆国に流罪となっていた義朝の遺児源頼朝が挙兵するとそれに従い、その弟源義経に従って富士川の戦い、佐竹氏征伐にも従軍している。
English: During the conquest of Satake clan, he especially rendered remarkable service in the Battle of Kinsa-jo Castle together with his colleague Naozane KUMAGAI.
Japanese: 特に佐竹氏征伐の金砂城の戦いでは同僚の熊谷直実とともに抜群の戦功を挙げている。
English: In cooperation with his colleague, Naozane KUMAGAI, he broke through the army of Taira clan which was deployed at Ichinotani, and seized the momentum for victory.
Japanese: 同僚の熊谷直実とともに一ノ谷の平家軍に突入して、勝利のきっかけを作った。
English: In the Battle of Yashima as well as in the Battle of Dannoura, both of which occurred in 1185, he always took the lead and fought valiantly.
Japanese: 翌元暦2年（1185年）の屋島の戦い、壇ノ浦の戦いでも常に先陣を切って、勇猛果敢に戦った。