nntsuzu/KFTT huggingface dataset:
English: After serving as an officer of the Osaka-jo Castle and the Nijo-jo Castle, he became one of the Guards of Osaka-jo Castle on August 14, 1648 to be provided 10,000 koku, in addition to 7,000 koku which he already had, in Settsu Province such as in Arima County and Kawabe County (Hyogo Prefecture), and Nose County and Teshima County and, as a result of that, he became a daimyo (Japanese feudal lord) of 17,000 koku to be counted among lords and founded the Iino Domain.
Japanese: その後、大坂城や二条城の在番を務め、慶安元年（1648年）6月26日、7000石を領していた正貞は大坂定番となって摂津国有馬郡・川辺郡(兵庫県)・能勢郡・豊島郡(摂津国)などにおいて1万石を加増されたことから、1万7000石の大名として諸侯に列し、ここに飯野藩を立藩した。
English: According to another view, it is said that, since Masayuki HOSHINA had been officially admitted to be Hidetada's son and was therefore possible to have the family name 'MATSUDAIRA' in the future (Masayuki himself declined to do so, but his descendants became the Aizu-Matsudaira family), Iemitsu TOKUGAWA, the third seii taishogun (literally, "great general who subdues the barbarians") and Masayuki's older paternal half-brother, coordinated the Masasada's promotion mentioned above to try to make Masasada inherit the Hoshina clan instead of Masayuki.
Japanese: 一説には保科正之が正式に秀忠の子と認められたことにより、将来的には「松平氏」姓を名乗る可能性が出てきたため（正之自身は辞退したが、子孫は会津松平家となる）、正之に代わって正貞に保科氏を継承させるための第3代征夷大将軍・徳川家光（正之の異母兄）の配慮があったといわれている。
English: Yukitsune KIKKAWA (1415 – January 30, 1477) was the head of the KIKKAWA clan in Aki Province.
Japanese: 吉川之経（きっかわゆきつね、応永22年（1415年）-文明(日本)9年1月7日(旧暦)（1477年1月21日））は、安芸吉川氏の当主。
English: In 1456, Yukitsune succeeded to the position of family head at the time of his father Tsunenobu KIKKAWA's death.
Japanese: 1456年（康正2年）、父・吉川経信の死去により吉川氏の名跡を継ぐ。
English: After he fought against Nobukata TAKEDA, Shugo (provincial constable) of Aki Province, of the Takeda clan over territories, they reached a settlement through the intercession of the Kobayakawa clan.
Japanese: 安芸国守護である武田氏の武田信賢と所領をめぐって争うが、小早川氏の仲介を受けて和解している。
English: In 1457, when Norihiro OUCHI, a Sengoku daimyo (Japanese territorial lord in the Sengoku period) in Suo Province, attacked the Aki-Takeda clan in terms of his relationship with the family of Itsukushima-jinja Shrine priest, Yukitsune supported the Aki-Takeda clan by the order of Katsumoto HOSOKAWA, Kanrei, shogunal deputy, together with the Mori clan and other Aki kokujins to beat back the Ouchi troops (the Yamamoto Battle).
Japanese: 1457年（長禄元年）、周防国の戦国大名・大内教弘が厳島神主家との関係で安芸武田氏を攻めた際には、管領・細川勝元の命を受け、毛利氏ら安芸国人とともに安芸武田氏を支援して大内軍を撃退した（山本合戦）。
English: At the Onin War in 1467, he joined the East squad of the Hosokawa clan and moved his troops to Kyoto, where he took part in the battle around the Shokoku-ji Temple.
Japanese: 1467年（応仁元年）の応仁の乱に際しては、東軍の細川方に加わって京都へと出兵し、相国寺周辺での戦闘にも参加した。
English: His son Tsunemoto KIKKAWA fought bravely at battles in the areas surrounding Kyoto to establish his military exploits throughout the country.
Japanese: この京都周辺での戦闘において、子の吉川経基は勇戦奮闘し、その武勇を天下に轟かせた。
English: He died on January 30, 1477, and his son Tsunemoto KIKKAWA, who was called Oni Kikkawa (nickname of Tsunemoto), succeeded him as the family head.
Japanese: 1477年（文明9年）正月7日に死去し、家督は子の『鬼吉川』こと、吉川経基が継いだ。
English: He made additional corrections to the commentary known as 'Suigen-sho Commentary' on "The Tale of Genji," the work that his great-grandfather MINAMOTO no Mitsuyuki had started to compile and his grandfather MINAMOTO no Chikayuki had almost completed, and he also completed 'Genchu saihisho' (Secret Notes of the Suigen-sho).
Japanese: 曾祖父源光行によって始められ、祖父源親行の代にほぼ完成した「源氏物語」の注釈書「水原抄」に加筆、また「原中最秘抄」を完成して源氏学（『源氏物語』を探求する学問）の権威として家学の隆盛に力を尽くした。
English: In this way, he made his efforts to further develop the family' hereditary learning as the leading authority in the studies of the Minamoto clan and he wrote 'Kana mojizukai' (Usage of the Japanese syllabary symbols) by revising the book on the Japanese syllabic usage that Chikayuki wrote, recommended by FUJIWARA no Teika.
Japanese: このようにして、源氏学（『源氏物語』を探求する学問）の権威として家学の隆盛に力を尽くし、親行が藤原定家の勧めによって著した仮名遣いの書を増補して「仮名文字遣」を著した
English: In 1363, he gave instruction to Yoshimoto NIJO in the essence of 'The Tale of Genji.'
Japanese: なお、貞治2年/正平(日本)18年（1363年）には二条良基に「源氏物語」の奥義を伝授している。
English: ISONOKAMI no Otomaro (year of birth unknown - October 9, 750) was a Kugyo (the top court officials) and man of literature in the Nara period.
Japanese: 石上乙麻呂（いそのかみのおつまろ、生年不詳-天平勝宝2年9月1日(旧暦)（750年10月9日））は、奈良時代の公卿・文人。
English: In 739 when he was a Benkan (officials of the Dajokan), he was accused of adultery with KUME no Wakame, the wife of FUJIWARA no Umakai and exiled to Tosa Province.
Japanese: 弁官を勤めていた天平11年（739年）藤原宇合の妻久米若売（くめのわくめ）との姦通の罪を問われて土佐国に流罪に処せられた。
English: He was later pardoned and after he had filled the posts including local inspector of Saikaido region, Jibusho (the Ministry of Civil Administration), Udaiben (Major Controller of the Right) and Nakatsukasasho (Ministry of Central Affairs), he was promoted to Jusanmi (Junior Third Rank) Sangi (councilor) in 748 and to Chunagon in the following year, 749.
Japanese: その後赦されて、西海道巡察使・治部省・右大弁・中務省などを経て、天平20年（748年）従三位・参議、翌天平21年（749年）には中納言に昇った。
English: He was outstanding in Waka (a traditional Japanese poem of thirty-one syllables) and Kanshi (Chinese-style poem) and his works of Waka and Kanshi were introduced in the "Manyoshu" (the oldest anthology of tanka) and the "Kaifuso" (Fond Recollections of Poetry).
Japanese: 和歌・漢詩にも秀で『万葉集』『懐風藻』に和歌や漢詩が採り上げられている。
English: Mannosuke NOMURA (May 2, 1939 -) is a Kyogen performer of Izumi school.
Japanese: 野村万之介（のむらまんのすけ、1939年5月2日-）は和泉流狂言師。
English: His older brothers are Man NOMURA (Manzo Nomura, the seventh), Mansaku NOMURA and Shiro NOMURA who is Nohgakushi (Noh actor) of Kanze school.
Japanese: 兄に狂言師の野村萬（七世野村万蔵）、野村万作、観世流能楽師の野村四郎がいる。
English: Although Mannosuke is not as famous as his brother Mansaku or his nephew Mansai, he is one of the important backbones who support Mansaku family.
Japanese: 兄・万作や甥・萬斎には知名度の点では劣るものの、万作一門を支える重要な屋台骨の一人。
English: Mannosuke, succeeding to Mansaku, has been teaching at Kyogen club (club of farce played during a Noh cycle) at Tokyo University and Waseda University since around 1968.
Japanese: また、万作の後を受け、昭和43年頃から現在まで、東京大学・早稲田大学の狂言サークルを指導している。
English: Mansai NOMURA and Manzo NOMURA, who have been active in the front lines, are from the Nomura family, a disciple family of the Miyake family's.
Japanese: 現在第一線で活躍している野村萬斎、野村万蔵らは三宅家の弟子家である野村家の出身である。
English: While other schools declined owing to Taisei Hokan (transfer of power back to the Emperor), the fifth Manzo NOMURA, who wouldn't easily to his surrounding, reestablished the Miyake family, his mentor family, by making his second son succeeding to that name.
Japanese: 大政奉還の煽りで各派が衰退していくなか、ひとり気を吐いていた五世野村万造が次男に師家の名跡を継がせて再興した。
English: (March 18, 1901 - December 19, 1990).
Japanese: （明治34年（1901年）3月18日-平成2年（1990年）12月19日）。
English: Tokuro MIYAKE became famous as a Kyogen researcher, made a lot of new Kyogen scripts, including "Bofuri" (stick waving), and discovered and performed old Kyogen plays that had not been performed for a while.
Japanese: 狂言の研究家としても名を成し、『ぼうふり』を始めとする新作狂言を多数作り、また上演されなくなった狂言の復曲も行った。
English: When she appears on TV, she is often with her sister, Junko, and they are called 'Izumi sisters.'
Japanese: テレビ出演する際は姉・淳子とセットであることが多く、「姉ズ」などと言われている。
English: After the ninth Tokuro MIYAKE passed away, everyone expected the ninth Tokuro's second son, Ukon MIYAKE would succeed to the name but Shoko succeeded to it at the age of seventeen.
Japanese: 九世三宅藤九郎死去後、誰もが九世の次男・三宅右近が継ぐ物と思っていた名跡を17歳で襲名。
English: It became controversial (although the Izumi family claimed that the ninth had appointed her, many are still against her succession.)
Japanese: 物議を醸した（和泉家側は「九世が指名した」と主張したが、現在でも異論を唱えるものが多い）。
English: The name of Tokuro MIYAKE was registered as a trademark by Shoko and the registration was applied three years before the death of the ninth.
Japanese: 三宅藤九郎の名は、祥子が商標登録しているが、九世死去の3年前に出願されていた。
English: After their father Motohide passed away in 1995, Shoko was active with her sister, Junko and brother Motoya almost in isolation from 'Noh gaku' ('Noh' music) world.
Japanese: 1995年、父・元秀没後は、ほとんど能楽界と隔絶した場で、姉・和泉淳子、弟・和泉元彌の3人で活動していた。
English: Tadanaga/Tadatake SHIMAZU (August 28, 1551 - December 23, 1610) was a Busho (Japanese military commander) in the Sengoku period (period of warring states) (Japan).
Japanese: 島津忠長（しまづただなが／ただたけ、天文(元号)20年7月17日(旧暦)（1551年8月18日）-慶長15年11月9日(旧暦)（1610年12月23日））は、戦国時代(日本)の武将。
English: When he, as Sodaisho (commander-in-chief), attacked Iwaya-jo Castle defended by Joun TAKAHASHI in 1586, his troops suffered as many as 4000 casualties by desperate counterattack on the part of only less than 800 Johei (castle garrison), which, in addition, ended up giving time for the troops of Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI to land upon Kyushu shores.
Japanese: しかし、1586年に高橋紹運が守る岩屋城攻めの総大将を務めた時には、わずか800にも満たない城兵の決死の反撃により4000人もの死傷者を出した上、豊臣秀吉軍の九州上陸までの時間をも稼がれてしまった。
English: In 1592, when Toshihisa SHIMAZU was driven to suicide and his head was gibbeted on the Ichijo Modori-bashi Bridge, Tadanaga went to get back the head showing his backbone.
Japanese: 1592年に島津歳久が自害に追い込まれ、首が京都の一条戻橋にさらされたとき、その首を取り返しに行ったという気骨のあるところを見せている。
English: After the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, he played a role, representing the Shimazu clan, of negotiating with Ieyasu TOKUGAWA.
Japanese: 1600年の関ヶ原の戦い後は島津氏の代表として徳川家康と交渉に当たった。
English: Nariakira FUJITANI (1738 - November 9, 1779) was a scholar of Japanese classical literature in the mid Edo period.
Japanese: 富士谷成章（ふじたになりあきら、元文3年（1738年）－安永8年10月2日(旧暦)（1779年11月9日））は、江戸時代中期の国学者。
English: More especially, his books, 'Rikuun Ryakuzu' and 'Hokuhen Nanatai Nanahyakushu' explaining the history of Waka were praised by Norinaga MOTOORI, a scholar of Japanese classical literature.
Japanese: 特に和歌の変遷を示した著書「六運略図」「北辺七体七百首」は国学者本居宣長に賞賛された。
English: Furthermore, his language books, 'Kazashisho' and 'Ayuisho' are epoch-making achievements in the study of parts of speech.
Japanese: また、語学書「挿頭抄（かざししょう）」「脚結抄（あゆひしょう）」は品詞の研究における画期的な成果である。
English: Munehisa SHIMAZU (1322 - May 21, 1340) was the eldest legitimate son of Sadahisa SHIMAZU.
Japanese: 島津宗久（しまづむねひさ、元亨2年（1322年）-興国元年/暦応3年4月24日(旧暦)（1340年5月21日））は、島津貞久の嫡男。
English: Due to his early death, his younger brothers, Ujihisa SHIMAZU and Morohisa SHIMAZU, fought over the division of Shugo's (a provincial military governor) territory, and the Shimazu clan split into two families: the Oshu family (Shimazu clan) and the Soshu family (Shimazu clan).
Japanese: その早すぎる死に伴い、弟の島津氏久・島津師久が守護国の分与を巡って争い、島津氏は奥州家(島津氏)と総州家(島津氏)の2家に分裂した。
English: Munehisa SHIMAZU (year of birth unknown - July 13, 1354) was a man from Satsuma Province who lived from the end of the Kamakura period to the early Muromachi period.
Japanese: 島津宗久（しまづむねひさ、生年不詳-正平(日本)9年/文和3年6月23日(旧暦)（1354年7月13日））は鎌倉時代末期から室町時代前期にかけての薩摩国の人。
English: The gokenin (an immediate vassal of the shogunate in the Kamakura and Muromachi through Edo periods) at the time were suffering from the expenditure due to Mongol invasion attempts against Japan, and had made a living by selling land they inherited from ancestors and borrowing money from merchants.
Japanese: 当時蒙古襲来による出費に苦しんでいた御家人達は先祖伝来の土地を売却し、商人などから借金をして生計を立てていた。
English: In 1333, when Emperor Godaigo rose in revolt against the bakufu and urged the Gozoku (local ruling family) of various places to rise to action, Sadahisa SHIMAZU who was the fifth head of the Shimazu soke joined the forces of overthrowing the Shogunate.
Japanese: 正慶2/元弘3年（1333年）、後醍醐天皇が幕府に叛旗を翻し各地の豪族に決起を促すと、島津宗家5代当主、島津貞久は倒幕軍に加わる。
English: A year later, the new government by Emperor Godaigo began, but reward grants were not given to Munehisa.
Japanese: 翌年、後醍醐天皇による新政が始まるが、宗久は恩賞を与えられなかった。
English: In 1335, a riot broke out between Emperor Godaigo and Takauji ASHIKAGA.
Japanese: 建武(日本)2年（1335年）、後醍醐天皇と足利尊氏の間に紛争が勃発。
English: A year later, when Takauji was defeated by the Southern Court (Japan) and fled to Kyushu, the Shimazu family was ordered to subjugate the Southern Court power of Satsuma and Osumi, and Munehisa made military exploits under Sadahisa's lead.
Japanese: 翌年南朝(日本)方に破れ尊氏が九州に落ち延びてくると、島津一族は薩摩・大隅の南朝勢力の討伐を命じられ、宗久は貞久指揮の下軍功をあげる。
English: In 1337, when Munehisa who was in Kyoto and heard of his father, Hisanaga, at his hometown being attacked by the Southern Court, he asked Takauji through Sadahisa to let him return home.
Japanese: 延元2/建武4年（1337年）、京都にいた宗久は国許の父、久長が南朝方に攻撃を受けたことを聞き、貞久を通じて尊氏に帰国させてくれるよう願い出る。
English: In 1340, when Sadahisa returned and started winning back areas that were invaded by the offense of Tadakuni IJUIN, Munehisa joined him.
Japanese: 暦応3/興国元年（1340年）、貞久が帰国し南朝方の伊集院忠国の攻勢により占領された地域を奪還していくと、宗久もこれに参加する。
English: In 1342, when Imperial Prince Kaneyoshi arrived to Satsumataniyama as Seisei shogun no Miya, the bakufu demanded Munehisa to join the fray.
Japanese: 康永元/興国3年（1342年）、懐良親王が征西将軍宮として薩摩谷山に到着すると、幕府は宗久に出陣を要請する。
English: When Tadakuni IJUIN invaded Izaku in 1346, Muhehisa was defeated and besieged in his residing castle.
Japanese: 貞和2/正平元（1346年）、伊集院忠国が伊作に侵攻すると、宗久は敗北し居城にて篭城している。
English: When an internal strife occurred in bakufu, and Naoyoshi ASHIKAGA, a younger brother of Takauji, was expelled in 1349, Naofuyu ASHIKAGA, who was Takauji's child and Naoyoshi's adoptive child, sensed danger and hid himself in Kyushu.
Japanese: 貞和5/正平3年（1349年）、幕府内で内訌が起こり、尊氏の弟である足利直義が追放されると、直義の養子で尊氏の庶長子である足利直冬は身の危険を感じ九州へ潜伏。
English: However, the situation inside bakufu completely changed allowing Naoyoshi to return, and since Naofuyu took the post as Kyushu tandai, subjugation was called off.
Japanese: しかし幕府内の事態が一変し直義が復帰、直冬が九州探題に就任したため討伐は中止される。
English: When the father and his son, Takauji and Yoshiakira, surrendered to the Southern Court to settle disputes inside the bakufu, Sadahisa and Munehisa reverted together to the Southern Court and attacked Naofuyu.
Japanese: 幕府内の混乱を収めるため尊氏・義詮親子が南朝方に降伏すると、貞久・宗久ともに南朝に帰属、直冬を攻撃した。
English: Afterwards, they followed Takauji as he again turned his back toward the Southern Court, and went with the current of the bakufu from beginning to end.
Japanese: その後尊氏が再び南朝に背くとこれに従い、終始幕府と趨勢をともにする。
English: His family line was a branch family of the Ogasawara clandescended from the Kai-Genji (Minamoto clan), collateral line of Kawachi-Genji which was a family of the Seiwa-Genji.
Japanese: 家系は清和源氏の一家系・河内源氏の傍系・甲斐源氏の流れを汲む小笠原氏の庶家にあたる。
English: He was the great-grandfather (or grandfather) of Nagayoshi MIYOSHI and a great commander who seized an opportunity for the Miyoshi clan to make inroads into Kinai region (provinces surrounding Kyoto and Nara).
Japanese: 三好長慶の曽祖父（または祖父）にあたり、三好氏が畿内に進出するきっかけを作り出した名将である。
English: He served the Hosokawa clan as a retainer and went on his first campaign in the Onin War and since then participated in many battles.
Japanese: 細川氏の家臣として仕え、応仁の乱で初陣を飾り、以来、数多くの戦いに参加している。
English: In the issue of a successor to Masamoto HOSOKAWA who produced the golden days of the Hosokawa clan, he supported Sumimoto HOSOKAWA, an adopted child of Masamoto.
Japanese: 細川氏の全盛期を築いた細川政元の後継者問題においては養子の細川澄元を支持した。
English: After Masamoto was assassinated by a chief retainer of the Sumiyuki HOSOKAWA group, he overthrew Sumiyuki and came into power by backing up Shogun Yoshizumi ASHIKAGA with Sumimoto.
Japanese: 政元が細川澄之派の重臣によって暗殺されると、澄之を打倒し、澄元と共に将軍・足利義澄を擁立して権勢を掌握した。
English: However, he was defeated in a power struggle with Takakuni HOSOKAWA, another adopted child of Masamoto and Yoshioki OUCHI and was forced to escape to Awa Province.
Japanese: しかし政元のもう一人の養子である細川高国や大内義興との権力争いに敗れ、阿波国に逃亡することを余儀なくされている。
English: Although he fought against Takakuni and Yoshioki from 1509 to recover Kyoto, he was defeated (Battle of Nyoigatake) and lost his son, Nagahide MIYOSHI.
Japanese: 永正6年（1509年）から高国・義興と戦って京都奪還を目指したが敗れ（如意ケ嶽の戦い）、子の三好長秀を失った。
English: In 1511, although he challenged Takakuni and Yoshioki to a decisive fight, he was defeated and withdrew to Awa Province (the Battle of Funaokayama).
Japanese: 永正8年（1511年）、高国・義興と決戦を挑んだが、敗れて阿波国に撤退した（船岡山の戦い）。
English: After he saw Yoshioki OUCHI having returned to Suo Province in 1518, he stirred up Kokujin (local samurai) of Settsu Province from November 1519 to defeat the Takakuni's army.
Japanese: 永正15年（1518年）、大内義興が周防に帰国したのを見て、永正16年（1519年）10月から摂津国の国人を扇動して高国軍を破った。
English: Further, in January 1520, taking advantage of the confusion in Kyoto caused by a peasants' uprising in Yamashiro Province, he banished Takakuni and succeeded in gaining control of Kyoto, though temporarily.
Japanese: さらに永正17年（1520年）1月には山城で土一揆によって生じた洛中の混乱に乗じて高国を追放し、一時、京の制圧に成功した。
English: It is said that, when he was running away during the Battle of Toji-in Temple, he was unable to escape and captured due to his obese body.
Japanese: 等持院の戦いで逃走しているとき、肥満してたため逃げ切れず捕らえられたという。
English: It is understood that Takakuni intended to employ him, but the bereaved family of Hisaharu HOSOKAWA who had been killed by Yukinaga required his execution, and so Takakuni reconsidered.
Japanese: 高国は之長を用いようとしたが、かつて之長が殺した細川尚春の遺族が処刑を要求したため、高国も思い直したとされる。
English: Incidentally, the day, June 6 (lunar calendar: May 11) on which Yukinaga was executed falls on the same day (lunar calendar: May 11) on which Yukinaga had killed Hisaharu in the previous year.
Japanese: ちなみに之長が処刑された5月11日は、前年に之長が尚春を殺した日であった。
English: He has perished all at once and Miyoshi is now a thoroughly most wicked person.'
Japanese: 「一時に滅するなり……いまの三好は、大悪の大出（最高）なるものなり。」
English: Although Yukinaga died a regrettable death, his inroads into Kinai region formed the foundation of capturing power by Motonaga and Nagayoshi afterward and establishing the golden days of Miyoshi clan.
Japanese: 無念の最期を遂げた之長だが、彼の畿内進出は、のちの元長・長慶らによって覇権奪取・三好家の全盛期を築き上げる基礎となった。
English: Naoshige HITOTSUYANAGI (1598 - August 15, 1645) was the second feudal lord of the Saijo Domain in Iyo Province.
Japanese: 一柳直重（ひとつやなぎなおしげ、慶長3年（1598年）-正保2年6月24日(旧暦)（1645年8月15日））は、伊予国西条藩の第2代藩主。
English: He joined the Tokugawa side with his father in Osaka no Jin (the Siege of Osaka) started in 1614.
Japanese: 慶長19年（1614年）からの大坂の陣では、父と共に徳川方として参戦している。
English: Naoshige inherited the family estate and domain of 30,000 koku (crop yields) and became the lord of the Saijo Domain in Iyo Province in December 21, 1636 due to the death of his father.
Japanese: 父の死去により、寛永13年（1636年）11月24日家督と3万石の所領を相続し、伊予西条藩主となった。
English: Later he endeavored to establish the domain duties by configuring Jin-ya machi (Kitahama-cho), performing embankment works in Kamo-gawa River (Ehime Prefecture), developing new fields, and doing others.
Japanese: その後は陣屋町（喜多浜町）の構築や加茂川(愛媛県)の治水工事、新田開発などを行なって藩政の確立に尽くした。
English: He served as Officer of Takamatsu-jo Castle together with Sadafusa MATSUDAIRA and Yasuoki KATO when the rank of Takatoshi IKOMA of the Takamatsu Domain in Sanuki Province was changed in 1640.
Japanese: 寛永17年（1640年）、讃岐国高松藩の生駒高俊改易においては、松平定房や加藤泰興と共に高松城在番を務めた。
English: Naoshige died at the age of forty-eight in August 15, 1645 and Naooki HITOTSUYANAGI, his eldest son, inherited the family estate.
Japanese: 正保2年（1645年）6月24日に48歳で死去し、跡を長男の一柳直興が継いだ。
English: Nobushige ODA (August 9, 1843 - February 17, 1898) was the twelfth lord of the Yanagimoto Domain in Yamato Province (Nara Prefecture).
Japanese: 織田信成（おだのぶしげ、天保14年7月14日(旧暦)（1843年8月9日）-明治31年（1898年）2月17日）は、大和国柳本藩の第12代藩主。
English: However, Nobutomi died in 1856, therefore, Nobuakira newly decided Nobushige, his ninth son, as his heir.
Japanese: しかし、安政3年、三男信宝が死去したため、九男信成を改めて嫡子とした。
English: Sunpu-kaban (guards of Sunpu-jo Castle) was abolished on October 1, 1862, and thereby he was exempted from becoming Kaban in fall.
Japanese: 文久2年（1862年）閏8月8日駿府加番の廃止により、秋からの加番を免除される。
English: He repaired the Mausoleum of Emperor Sujin in the domain from 1864 to 1865.
Japanese: 元治元年（1864年）から慶応元年（1865年）にかけて領内の崇神天皇陵の補修を行った。
English: At the time of Meiji Restoration, Nobushige could not act proactively because his domain was weak, therefore, he repeatedly applied to postpone to go up to Kyoto on the grounds of illness.
Japanese: 明治維新に際しては小藩のために主体的な行動をとれず、病気を理由に再三にわたって上洛延期を申請した。
English: He sent Nobuhiro, his real younger brother, to Kyoto after observing the defeat of the former Edo bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) army in the Battle of Toba and Fushimi and the circumstances after that.
Japanese: 鳥羽・伏見の戦いにおける旧幕府軍の敗北やその後の情勢を見極めて、実弟信及を上洛させた。
English: Masashige NONOMURA (year of birth unknown - July 1, 1582?) was Busho (Japanese military commander) in the Sengoku period (period of warring states).
Japanese: 野々村正成（ののむらまさしげ、生年不詳-天正10年6月2日(旧暦)（1582年6月21日）？）は、戦国時代(日本)の武将。
English: It is said that Masashige was from Mino Province, served the Saito clan first, and killed Nobumasu ODA under the command of Nobunaga ODA in the Battle of Karumi in June 1562.
Japanese: 美濃国の出身で、初め斎藤氏に仕え、永禄5年（1562年）5月の軽海の戦いでは、織田信長配下の織田信益を討ち取ったという。
English: In April 1575, Masashige led the firearms troop together with Toshiie MAEDA, Narimasa SASSA, and Hidekatsu FUKUTOMI in the Battle of Nagashino.
Japanese: 天正3年（1575年）3月の長篠の戦いでは、前田利家、佐々成政、福富秀勝と共に鉄砲隊を指揮した。
English: In December 1578, he also joined the attack on Arioka-jo Castle in Settsu Province (the battle of Arioka-jo Castle), and intermediated the surrender of Kiyohide NAKAGAWA to Nobunaga.
Japanese: 天正6年（1578年）11月の摂津国有岡城攻め（有岡城の戦い）にも参加、中川清秀の投降を信長に仲介した。
English: In March 1582, he was dispatched in a direction toward Kii Province and served as Kenshi (inspector) in the attack on the Tsuchibashi clan, and moreover, transmitted Nobunaga's Shuinjo (a license for foreign trade) to Kennyo, Negoro-ji Temple, and Kokawa-dera Temple.
Japanese: 天正10年（1582年）2月には紀伊国方面に派遣され、土橋攻めの検使を務め、更に顕如や根来寺、粉河寺へ信長の朱印状を伝達している。
English: In the Honno-ji Incident on July 1 of the same year, Masashige fought following Nobutada ODA in Nijo-jo Castle and was killed in the battle.
Japanese: 同年6月2日の本能寺の変では、二条城で織田信忠に従って戦い、討死した。
English: Moreover, one theory says that he joined the attack on Suemori-jo Castle in Noto Province by Narimasa SASSA and was killed there in October 1584, but this was a different person called NONOMURA Mondo no sho.
Japanese: また、天正12年（1584年）9月、佐々成政の能登国末森城(能登国)攻めに従軍して討死したとの説もあるが、これは野々村主水正という者で別人。
English: Ginchiyo TACHIBANA (October 3, 1569 - November 30, 1602) was a (Japanese) woman in the Sengoku period (period of warring states).
Japanese: 立花誾千代（たちばなぎんちよ、永禄12年8月13日(旧暦)（1569年9月23日）-慶長7年10月17日(旧暦)（1602年11月30日））は、戦国時代(日本)の女性。
English: The character "誾" (gin) included in her name was given by Dosetsu TACHIBANA, her father, putting the meaning of "be modest and listen to the others."
Japanese: 名前に含まれる『誾』の字は“慎み人の話を聞く”という意味合いを含めて父・立花道雪が名付けた。
English: She became the exceptional female family head by the desire of Dosetsu and it is said that she was an extremely rare example even in the Sengoku period (Japan).
Japanese: 道雪の願いにより異例の女性当主となったもので、戦国時代(日本)でもまれな例と言われる。
English: In 1581, she married Muneshige TACHIBANA, the eldest son of Joun TAKAHASHI, but retired in Haraka Village of Tamana County in Higo Province (the current Nagasu-machi, Tamana County, Kumamoto Prefecture) after the rank of Muneshige was changed and died only two years later.
Japanese: 天正9年（1581年）、高橋紹運の長男立花宗茂を婿にしたが、関ヶ原の戦いの後、宗茂が改易されると肥後国玉名郡腹赤村（現熊本県玉名郡長洲町）に隠居し、わずか2年後にこの世を去った。
English: It is said that Ginchiyo separated (de facto divorced) from Muneshige after moving to the Yanagawa-jo Castle (the current Yanagawa City, Fukuoka Prefecture) and they had no child.
Japanese: 柳川城（現福岡県柳川市）移転後に宗茂と別居（事実上の離婚）するなど、夫とは不仲であったと言われ、夫婦の間に子供はいなかった。
English: The family temple of Ginchiyo was Ryosei-ji Temple established by Muneshige TACHIBANA inviting Oyo, a monk of Raiko-ji Temple in Setaka (the current Miyama City, Fukuoka Prefecture) Kami no sho and grandson of Akimori KAMACHI.
Japanese: 誾千代の菩提寺は、良清寺で、立花宗茂が、瀬高（現福岡県みやま市）上荘の来迎寺の僧で、蒲池鑑盛の孫になる応誉を招いて開かせた。
English: Moreover, there is a grave to be allegedly hers in Nagasu-machi of Tamana County in Kumamoto Prefecture and it is called 'Botamochi (rice cake) sama' from its shape.
Japanese: また熊本県玉名郡長洲町に彼女の物と言われる墓があり、形状から「ぼた餅様」と呼ばれている。
English: Suigyoku raishin and Shoin raishin, the titles of gods, were given to Ginchiyo and Muneshige respectively in 1820.
Japanese: 文政3年（1820年）には誾千代に瑞玉霊神、夫宗茂に松陰霊神の神号が贈神された。
English: It is said that Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI cajoled Ginchiyo into coming in the Nagoya-jo Castle to assault her while Muneshige was away due to the Bunroku-Keicho War, but she scented that and got into the Castle guarded by her maids-in-waiting with guns, herself also armed, and thereby, Hideyoshi could not do anything in terror.
Japanese: 宗茂が文禄・慶長の役で不在の間、豊臣秀吉は誾千代を言葉巧みに名護屋城に呼び寄せ手込めにしようとしたが、それを察知した誾千代はお付きの女中に鉄砲を構えさせて護衛させ、また自らも武装をして乗り込んだ為、それに恐れをなした秀吉は手も足も出なかったとされる。