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English: Kuranosuke's focus was then on the raid against Kira, and the conflict with the Edo radicals including Yasubei came to an end.
Japanese: 内蔵助も以降は討ち入り一本と決め、安兵衛ら江戸急進派との対立はここに解消された。
English: On August 21, Kuranosuke invited Yasubei HORIBE to Maruyama, Kyoto to hold a meeting with other comrades and decided to raid Kira's residence in Honjo.
Japanese: 7月28日(旧暦)（8月21日）、内蔵助は、堀部安兵衛も招いて京都円山で同志との会議を開き、本所吉良屋敷への討ち入りを決定した。
English: Yasubei HORIBE immediately returned to Edo to tell this news to the Edo radicals.
Japanese: 堀部安兵衛は早速これを江戸急進派の同志達に伝えるべく江戸へ戻っていった。
English: Meanwhile, Kuranosuke OISHI sent Gengo OTAKA and Yazaemon KAIGA to their comrades in order to give them a chance to leave the alliance by handing the written oath back, as some might have joined the group simply for the restoration of the Asano clan.
Japanese: また大石内蔵助はお家再興だけを目当てに盟約を参加していた者がいるであろうことを鑑みて、大高源五と貝賀弥左衛門に同志を訪ねさせて義盟への誓紙を一度返却させ、盟約から抜ける機会を与えた。
English: Although their comrades totaled over 130 people including the ones in Edo and who handed it in later, the number went down to less than 60 after giving the oath back.
Japanese: この頃には江戸の同志や遅れて出した同志も足して130人を超えていたが、神文返しによってその数は60人以下になったといわれている。
English: People who left the alliance among chief retainers included Sadayoshi OKUNO (head of a group, 1000 koku), Toshimoto SHINDO (head of foot soldiers, 400 koku), Yoshikazu KOYAMA (head of foot soldiers, 300 koku), Denbei KAWAMURA (head of foot soldiers, 400 koku), Kozaemon SASA (head of foot soldiers, 200 koku), Kuzaemon TAGAWA (head of mochidutsu as well as foot soldiers, 400 koku), Jiemon TSUKIOKA (head of hoko kobito, 300 koku), Shigeyuki OKAMOTO (keeper of Osaka, 400 koku) and Hidenobu KASUYA (lord chamberlain, 250 koku).
Japanese: 重臣のなかで脱盟したのは、奥野定良（組頭1000石）、進藤俊式（足軽頭400石）、小山良師（足軽頭300石）、河村伝兵衛（足軽頭400石）、佐々小左衛門（足軽頭200石）、多川九左衛門（持筒頭・足軽頭400石）、月岡治右衛門（歩行小姓頭300石）、岡本重之（大阪留守居400石）、糟谷秀信（用人250石）など。
English: Among those people, Shogen OKUNO possessed 1,000 koku, which was the greatest number of koku except for Kuranosuke OISHI, and Genshiro SHINDO and Gengozaemon OYAMA were Kuranosuke OISHI's uncles.
Japanese: なかでも奥野将監は大石内蔵助をのぞけば浅野家中で最上の1000石取りの重臣で、また進藤源四郎と小山源五左衛門は、大石内蔵助の叔父にあたる者だった。
English: Although Oishi expected a certain number of people to leave the group, he was very sad to see those three people go, as it was quite unexpected.
Japanese: ある程度の脱盟は予想していた内蔵助もさすがにこの三人の脱盟は予想できず、その脱盟を非常に惜しんだという。
English: At this point, those who decided to stay in the group moved to Edo after dealing with their families.
Japanese: この時点で同盟に残った上方の同志たちは、残される家族の処置をしてから続々と江戸へ向かっていった。
English: The person who had the most difficulty was a young comrade Emoshichi YATO whose family had moved to Osaka after they left Ako, since he experienced his father Chosuke YATO's death due to sickness.
Japanese: この家族の処置にあたって特に苦難したといわれるのは若年の同志矢頭右衛門七で、赤穂退去後、矢頭家は大阪に移住していたが、ここで父矢頭長助が病死してしまう。
English: Emoshichi took his mother and young sister to make their way to his mother's hometown in Shirakawa Domain, Mutsu Province; however, since they did not carry the pass which was required for women to pass a barrier, they were unable to go through Arai checkpoint.
Japanese: 右衛門七は、母妹達をつれて母の実家がある陸奥国白河藩へ向かったが、荒井関所を女人手形不携行のため、通してもらえなかった。
English: Kuranosuke kept his legitimate son Yoshikane OISHI by his side, who wished to join the group, and sent his wife Korinin and other sons to Tsuneyoshi ISHIZUKA's in Toyooka after disowning them.
Japanese: 内蔵助は、盟約に加わることを望んだ嫡男大石良金だけを自分のもとに残して、妻香林院や子供らは絶縁の上、豊岡の石束毎公のところへ帰している。
English: He then sent Chikara OISHI to Edo on November 8.
Japanese: そして9月19日(旧暦)（11月8日）、まず嫡男の大石主税を江戸へ下向させた。
English: Kuranosuke made his way to Edo as well on November 25 (the Oishi's second trip down to the east).
Japanese: 続いて10月7日(旧暦)（11月25日）には内蔵助自身も江戸へ出立する（第二次大石東下り）。
English: Some TV series are directed for Oishi to run into real Gorobei KAKIMI whom he was pretending to be during his journey when he was using the name 'lord chamberlain of the Hino family, Gorobei KAKIMI.'
Japanese: ドラマ等では、「日野家用人垣見五郎兵衛」と変名していた大石が、道中本物の垣見五郎兵衛と出会うといった演出がなされたものもある。
English: Chuzaemon let Oishi stay at an annex separate from Gihe KARUBE's residence located at Kawasaki Hirama station.
Japanese: さらに忠左衛門らが用意しておいた川崎平間駅の軽部五兵衛宅の離れに滞在する。
English: They stayed at an inn called Koyamayaten located in 3 Ishi-machi Town, Nihonbashi, Edo (current location of Hon-cho, Nihonbashi, Chuo Ward, Tokyo).
Japanese: 江戸では日本橋石町三丁目（現東京都中央区(東京都)日本橋本町）の宿屋小山屋店に滞在。
English: Oishi told them that he was Sanai KAKIMI's (Chikara OISHI's) guardian Gorobe KAKIMI, and he was there for a lawsuit.
Japanese: 公事訴訟のために滞在する垣見左内（大石主税）の後見人垣見五郎兵衛と名乗った。
English: The number of people who stayed there was 12 in total including Kuranosuke and Chikara; Matanojo USHIODA, Junai ONODERA, Kanroku CHIKAMATSU, Sezaemon OISHI, Tozaemon HAYAMI, Hannojo SUGAYA, Jirozaemon MINOMURA, two young samurai working for Kuranosuke (Koshichi KASEMURA and Saroku MUROI) and Kanroku CHIKAMATSU's manservant.
Japanese: 内蔵助や主税のほかには潮田又之丞、小野寺十内、近松勘六、大石瀬左衛門、早水藤左衛門、菅谷半之丞、三村次郎左衛門、内蔵助若党二人（加瀬村幸七、室井左六）、近松勘六の下男一人、計12名がここに滞在した。
English: Other comrades rented houses and stores in Kojimachi, Honjo, Ryogoku, Tsukiji, Minami Hacchobori Minatomachi, Fukagawa, and Kuroecho.
Japanese: 他にも麹町、本所、両国、築地、芝、南八丁堀湊町、深川黒江町などに借宅や店を借りて同志たちが滞在した。
English: Although there is a story about Kinemon OKANO and Otsuya (mentioned later) explaining how they acquired the map, Terasaka's diary stated that 'it was through a member from Kira's side.'
Japanese: この絵図面入手経路について岡野金右衛門とお艶の逸話（後述）が生まれたが、寺坂の私記には「内縁をもって入手した」としている。
English: Some suggest that this 'member from Kira's side' is thought to be a member of the Tadami clan since the house of Yahei HORIBE's second wife was the Tadami, and they were retainers of Kira's neighbor Nagakazu HONDA (chief retainer of the Matsudaira family in Echizen, who was sent from the bakufu (supervisor)).
Japanese: この「内縁」とは、堀部弥兵衛の後妻の実家忠見氏は吉良邸の隣人である本多長員（幕府から派遣される越前松平家家老（監視役））の家臣であることから忠見氏ともいわれている。
English: Others believe that it was Sazaemon OISHI's maternal uncle, Kahei OTA, since he used to be a retainer of Nobumochi MATSUDAIRA, the previous owner of Kira's residence.
Japanese: また大石瀬左衛門の母方の叔父太田加兵衛が吉良家屋敷の前主松平信望の家臣であることから、こちらとする説もある。
English: When they were trying to figure out the date when Kira Kozuke no Suke would be home, Oishi received information through his friend KADA no Azumaro, who was a scholar of Japanese classical literature, that the tea ceremony would be held on January 30 at Kira's residence since Azumaro was often invited to Kira's place to teach how to compose poetry and give lectures on "Genji Monogatari" (The Tale of Genji) as well as "Ise Monogatari" (The Tales of Ise).
Japanese: 吉良上野介在邸確実の日を探る必要もあったため、しばしば吉良邸に招かれて、『源氏物語』や『伊勢物語』を進講したり、歌の指導をしていた国学者荷田春満が、大石の友人であったので春満を通じて吉良邸茶会が12月14日にあるという情報を入手。
English: They received a recommendation from Azumaro, which enabled Gengo OTAKA (Shinbei WAKIYA) to become a disciple of a master of tea ceremony Sohen YAMADA.
Japanese: さらに春満の推挙をもらって大高源五（脇屋新兵衛）を茶人山田宗偏に弟子入りさせる。
English: Because Sohen had his own tea room in Honjo, he was often invited by Kira Kozuke no Suke to the tea ceremony at Kira's.
Japanese: 宗偏は本所に茶室を構えていたので吉良上野介から吉良家の茶会にしばしば招かれていた。
English: And they found out from Sohen that the tea ceremony at Kira's residence would be held at January 30.
Japanese: そしてその宗偏からも吉良家の茶会が12月14日にあることを聞き出した。
English: Kuranosuke thought it was reliable information and decided that January 30, 1703 was going to be the day when they would make a raid.
Japanese: 内蔵助は確かな情報と判断し、この日12月14日(旧暦)（1703年1月30日）を討ち入りの日と決定した。
English: On January 16, 1703, Kuranosuke OISHI sent a full statement and supporting evidence showing how much Ako Domain money they used, to the lord chamberlain of Naganori ASANO's wife Yozenin, Katsunobu OCHIAI who was in the Sanji domain owned a residence in Akasaka Imai.
Japanese: 11月29日(旧暦)（1703年1月16日）、大石内蔵助は、赤坂今井の三次藩下屋敷にいる浅野長矩正室瑤泉院の用人落合勝信宛で赤穂藩藩金の使用明細書とその傍証資料を送っている。
English: It is said that this and the time when Oishi met Yozenin during his first trip to the east were the inspiration for the story 'Nanbuzaka Yuki no Wakare' (the parting in the snow at Nanbuzaka) which talks about Oishi meeting Yozenin just before the raid to say their last good-bye in their present lives.
Japanese: このことと第一次大石東下りの際に大石が瑤泉院に拝謁したことがヒントとなって討ち入り直前に大石が瑤泉院に拝謁し、今生の別れをするという「南部坂雪の別れ」の逸話（後述）が生まれたといわれる。
English: The program called 'reminders for people' was then decided, which stated the details of weapons, clothes, one's belongings and signals at the time of the raid as well as how to treat Kira's head, and also described that 'the one who cut off Kira's head and guards in the yard will be considered to be equal in terms of serving our deceased lord; therefore, you must not question your roles.'
Japanese: このときに討ち入り時の綱領「人々心覚」が定められ、その中で武器、装束、所持品、合言葉、吉良の首の処置など事細かに定め、さらに「吉良の首を取った者も庭の見張りの者も亡君の御奉公では同一。よって自分の役割に異議を唱えない」ことを定めた。
English: During their stay in Edo, 8 members left the group; Sadajiro TANAKA (lord chamberlain, 150 koku, due to causing a drunken frenzy), Shozaemon OYAMADA (100 koku, due to running away after stealing money from Gengozaemon KATAOKA), Seiemon NAKAMURA (lord chamberlain, 100 look, unknown reason), 鈴田十八 (reason unknown), Riheiji NAKATA (30 koku 4李施, reason unknown), Koheita MORI (onando (in charge of storage room), 20 koku with salary for 5 servants, reason unknown), Magozaemon SEO (retainer of the Oishi family, reason unknown) and Isuke YANO (foot soldier, 5 koku with salary for 2 servants, reason unknown).
Japanese: 江戸潜伏中にも同志の脱盟があり、田中貞四郎（側用人150石。酒乱をおこして脱盟。）、小山田庄左衛門（100石。片岡源五右衛門から金を盗んで逃亡）、中村清右衛門（側用人100石。理由不明）鈴田十八（理由不明）、中田理平次（30石4李施。理由不明）、毛利小平太（大納戸役20石5人扶持。理由不明）、瀬尾孫左衛門（大石家家臣。理由不明）、矢野伊助（足軽5石2人扶持。理由不明）の8名が姿を消した。
English: According to 'The Notes of Rules for People', 47 Ako Roshi started moving into action at around midnight by gathering at three places in Edo and then heading down to the Kira residence (current location of Honjo Matsuzaka-cho Town Park) in Honjo (Sumida Ward).
Japanese: 『人々心得之覚書』によれば、47人の赤穂浪士は九つ（午後24時ごろ）の鐘によって行動を開始し、江戸市中3か所に集合して、本所(墨田区)吉良屋敷（現在の本所松坂町公園）へと向かった。
English: Although the time when they actually made the raid was around 4 a.m. on December 15 according to the old calendar (January 31 in the modern calendar), it is considered 'the raid on 14' since there was a custom to divide and start each day at sunrise (which was at 6:45 a.m. on January 31) in the Edo period.
Japanese: 実際に襲撃したのは現在の時刻で翌12月15日(旧暦)（1月31日）に入っての未明午前4時頃であったが、江戸時代の慣習では日の出の明け六つ鐘（1月31日では6時45分頃）を1日の区切りとしたので、当時の日付としては「14日の斬り込み」となる。
English: In "Kanadehon Chushingura," it is dramatized to be snowing that day, however, in reality, the weather was very clear with full moon yet it was very cold.
Japanese: この時に雪が降っていたというのは『仮名手本忠臣蔵』での脚色であり、実際は冷え込みが厳しかったが満月のほぼ快晴だったといわれている。
English: There were nine members who broke into Kira's property; Takafusa KATAOKA (spear), Masayori TOMINOMORI (spear), Takashige TAKABAYASHI (spear), Shigemori OKUDA (sword), Suketake YADA (spear), Taketaka KATSUTA (spear), Kanesada YOSHIDA, Tsuneki OKAJIMA and Hidetomi ONODERA
Japanese: そのうち片岡高房（槍）、富森正因（槍）、武林隆重（槍）、奥田重盛（太刀）、矢田助武（槍）、勝田武堯（槍）、吉田兼貞、岡島常樹、小野寺秀富の9士で吉良邸内へ突入している。
English: Those six members who were sent to guard the yard were Mitsutaka HAYAMI (bow), Noriyasu KANZAKI (bow), Norikane YATO (spear), Tadao OTAKA (sword), Yukishige CHIKAMATSU and Mitsuoki HAZAMA (spear).
Japanese: 庭の見張りについたものは早水満堯（弓）、神崎則休（弓）、矢頭教兼（槍）、大高忠雄（太刀）、近松行重、間光興（槍）の6士。
English: Those five who were sent to guard the new gate were Kanemaru HORIBE (spear), Hidenao MATSUMURA (spear), Kanehide OKANO (spear), Munetoshi YOKOKAWA (spear) and Tomonobu KAIGA.
Japanese: 新門の見張りについた者は、堀部金丸（槍）、村松秀直（槍）、岡野包秀（槍）、横川宗利（槍）、貝賀友信の5士。
English: Three members of Counselor rank, Kuranosuke OISHI (spear), Mototoki HARA (spear) and Masaaki MASE (small-sized bow) took up positions at the front gate and commanded the party.
Japanese: そして表門には大石内蔵助（槍）、原元辰（槍）、間瀬正明（半弓）という参謀格の3士が陣取り、表門隊の指揮をとった。
English: There were ten people who broke into Kira's property; Taketsune HORIBE (sword), Masahisa ISOGAI (spear), Takeyuki KURAHASHI, Tsugifusa SUGINO, Shigetaka AKABANE, Kanetsune MINOMURA, Masatoshi SUGAYA, Nobukiyo OISHI (spear), Takanao MURAMATSU (spear) and Nobuyuki TERASAKA.
Japanese: そのうち堀部武庸（太刀）、礒貝正久（槍）、倉橋武幸、杉野次房、赤埴重賢、三村包常、菅谷政利、大石信清（槍）、村松高直（槍）、寺坂信行の10士が吉良邸内へと突入した。
English: Eleven members who were chosen for guarding the yard were Yoshikane OISHI (spear), Takanori USHIODA, Masatoki NAKAMURA (spear), Yukitaka OKUDA (sword), Masatoki MASE (spear), Mitsutada CHIBA (small-sized bow), Tsunenari KAYANO (bow), Mitsukaze HAZAMA (bow), Sadayuki KIMURA (spear), Masatane FUWA (spear) and Munefusa MAEHARA (spear).
Japanese: 庭内の見張りは大石良金（槍）、潮田高教、中村正辰（槍）、奥田行高（太刀）、間瀬正辰（槍）、千馬光忠（半弓）、茅野常成（弓）、間光風（弓）、木村貞行（槍）、不破正種（槍）、前原宗房（槍）の11士。
English: Kanesuke YOSHIDA (spear), Hidekazu ONODERA (spear) and Mitsunobu HAZAMA (spear) took up positions at the back gate and commanded the party.
Japanese: 裏門には吉田兼亮（槍）、小野寺秀和（槍）、間光延（槍）が陣取り、裏門隊の指揮をとった。
English: Although the number of retainers on Kira's side is uncertain, as there are various theories, the book written by bakufu coroners after the raid stated that 'there were 89 chugen and komono (ranks below common soldier).'
Japanese: 吉良家臣の数は諸説あってはっきりとしていないが、討ち入り後の幕府の検死役の書に「中間小物共八十九人」と書かれている。
English: In the Kuwana domain's memorandum, it is said that 'about 40 loyal retainers and 180 low ranking soldiers were sent by Danjo UESUGI (Tsunanori UESUGI) to Sahei KIRA (Yoshimasa KIRA).'
Japanese: 桑名藩所伝覚書では「上杉弾正（上杉綱憲）から吉良佐平（吉良義周）様へ御付人の儀侍分の者四十人程。雑兵百八十人程参り居り申し候よし」と記してある。
English: It shows that a great number of people from samurai class and non-samurai class followed Yoshimasa KIRA (the second son of Tsunanori UESUGI and adopted child of Yoshinaka KIRA) and moved to the Kira family.
Japanese: 上杉家からかなりの数の士分と非士分が吉良義周（上杉綱憲の二男。吉良義央の養子）にしたがって吉良家へ入ったとしている。
English: Toritsugi - Sukedayu HIRASAWA (15 ryo with salary for 4 servants), Jurobe SAITO (15 ryo with salary for 3 servants), Danemon SHIMIZU (5 ryo with salary for 5 servants).
Japanese: 取次…平沢助太夫（15両4人扶持）斎藤十郎兵衛（15両3人扶持）清水団右衛門（5両5人扶持）
English: Kinju (attendants) - Morihito YAMAYOSHI (30 koku with salary for 5 servants), Kurobe NAGAMATSU (7 ryo with salary for 3 servants), Yasumura SHINGAI (6 ryo), Sadanoshin AMANO (6 ryo), Asaemon SUZUKI (5 ryo), Jiemon TAKAHASHI (10 ryo)
Japanese: 近習…山吉盛侍（30石5人扶持）・永松九郎兵衛（7両3人扶持）・新貝安村（6両）・天野貞之進（6両）・鈴木浅右衛門（5両）・高橋治右衛門（10両）
English: Chugosho (lowest rank of samurai) - Genpachiro SODA (7 ryo), Seiemon SAITO (6 ryo), Chotaro KASAHARA (5 ryo), Kizaemon ITO (4 ryo), Mokuemon SUZUKI (4 ryo), Kidaibu IWASE (7 ryo), Shimanosuke MIYAISHI (5 ryo)
Japanese: 中小姓…左右田源八郎（7両）・斎藤清右衛門（6両）・笠原長太郎（5両）・伊藤喜左衛門（4両）・鈴木杢右衛門（4両）・岩瀬喜大夫（7両）・宮石島之助（5両）
English: Attendant kinju for inkyo - Ichigaku SHIMIZU (7 ryo with salary for 3 servants), Jiroemon OSUGA (6 ryo), Heiemon SAKAKIBARA (6 ryo), Tazaemon KATO (6 ryo)
Japanese: 隠居付近習…清水一学（7両3人扶持）・大須賀治郎右衛門（6両）・榊原平右衛門（6両）・加藤太左衛門（6両）
English: Those whose positions or the number of koku are unknown included Chugoro OGASAWARA, Jingoemon MURAKAMI, Zenemon FURUSAWA, Jiroemon BABA, Yaemon ISHIHARA, Gozaemon TOMITA, Hachizaemon HOSHI, Shinemon WAKAMATSU, Tokube KONDO, Jinemon YAMASHITA and Goroemon SAKAKIBARA.
Japanese: 役職石高などが不明な者では、小笠原忠五郎、村上甚五右衛門、古沢善右衛門、馬場次郎右衛門、石原弥右衛門、富田五左衛門、星八左衛門、若松新右衛門、近藤徳兵衛、山下甚右衛門、榊原五郎右衛門といった名前が挙げられている。
English: People of non-samurai class who participated included Umaya-no-betto, Yogoemon SUGIYAMA, tea servers Shochiku SUZUKI and Shunsai MAKINO, foot soldiers Rokuroemon OKOCHI, Hanemon MORI, Gonjuro, Hachidaibu NAKAMA Hyoemon and Wakaemon.
Japanese: 非士分の者たちとして厩別当の杉山与五右衛門、茶坊主の鈴木松竹、牧野春斎、足軽の大河内六郎右衛門、森半右衛門、権十郎、仲間八大夫、兵右衛門、若右衛門などの名が伝わる。
English: In fiction, the script is written for female servants to run around inside Kira's residence trying to escape when the raid occurred, however, in reality, his wife Tomiko had already left Kira's residence and thus her servants were not present either.
Japanese: 創作では討ち入り時に吉良家の女中が逃げ惑う演出なども行われるが、実際には夫人の富子がすでに吉良家におらず、それに仕える女中も屋敷内にはいなかった。
English: According to "Isogai Tomimori Ryonin Oboegaki" (Memorandum of Isogai and Tomimori) written by Jurozaemon ISOGAI and Sukeemon TOMIMORI on March 11, 1703, they placed a ladder to climb up the front gate and destroyed the back gate to go through it.
Japanese: 元禄16年1月24日に礒貝十郎左衛門と富森助右衛門が連署で書いた『礒貝富森両人覚書』によると、表門は梯子をかけて登り、裏門は門を打ち破ったとしている。
English: In "Haga Kikigaki" (Haga's verbatim account) by Seidaibu HAGA, who was Sadanao MATSUDAIRA's retainer and in charge of confinement of Ako Roshi, it says that based on what he heard from Ako Roshi, it was Gengo OTAKA and Sawaemon ONODERA from the front gate party who climbed up the ladder and broke into Kira's property with Otaka announcing his name when jumping off the gate, and Sawaemon YOSHIDA and Yasoemon OKAJIMA followed after him.
Japanese: 赤穂浪士のお預かりを担当した松平定直の家臣波賀清大夫が赤穂浪士たちから話を聞き、それをもとにして書いた『波賀聞書』では、表門隊で最初に梯子を上って邸内に侵入したのは大高源五と小野寺幸右衛門であったといい、大高が飛び降りざま名乗りを上げ、吉田沢右衛門と岡島八十右衛門もそのあとに続いて上っていったとしている。
English: Soemon HARA twisted his ankle when he jumped off the gate and Goro KANZAKI also lost his footing and slid down due to snow; however, their injuries were not serious and they managed to perform their duties.
Japanese: 原惣右衛門は飛び降りた際に足をくじき、また神崎与五郎も雪で滑り落ちたが、大事はなく働きにも影響はなかったという。
English: Meanwhile, "Haga Kikigaki," which described the situation of the back gate, explained that Juheiji SUGINO and Jirozaemon MINOMURA broke the gate, and it was Kanpei YOKOKAWA who broke into the property first and Saburobei CHIBA defeated the guards with his small-sized bow.
Japanese: 一方裏門の様子を示した『波賀聞書』では、杉野十平次と三村次郎左衛門が門を破り、一番に突入したのは横川勘平、番人を倒したのは千馬三郎兵衛の半弓であったとしている。
English: According to "Terasaka Shiki" (Terasaka's private record) by Kichiemon TERASAKA, after Soemon HARA put the verbal note of Asano Takumi no Kami's retainers in a box and put it between a green piece of bamboo, he placed it at the entrance of Kira's residence.
Japanese: 寺坂吉右衛門の書いた『寺坂私記』によると原惣右衛門が書いた浅野内匠頭家来口上書を上包して箱に入れ、青竹に挟んで吉良邸の玄関前に立て置いたという。
English: It is said in "Onodera Shojo" (Onodera's letters) that when the front gate party arrived at the entrance, they kicked the door to open it.
Japanese: 『小野寺書状』によると、表門隊は玄関に差し掛かり、玄関の戸を蹴破ったとしている。
English: While they were fighting against three guards who jumped out of bed and came rushing from the hall, Sawaemon ONODERA found bows lining up after killing one of Kira's retainers, and immediately cut off bowstrings so that they were no use.
Japanese: 飛び起きて広間からかけつけてきた番人三人と戦っている間、小野寺幸右衛門が立て並べてある弓を発見、幸右衛門は吉良家臣一人を斬り倒したあと、すぐにそれらの弓の方へ向かって弦を切って使い物にならないようにしたという。
English: A TV series makes it out like it was Sawaemon's spontaneous idea; however, according to "Onodera Shojo," they had previously received information that a lot of Kira's retainers were good at shooting arrows, and therefore they decided to cut off bowstrings as soon as they found them.
Japanese: ドラマなどではこれは幸右衛門のその場の機転のようになっているが、『小野寺書状』によると吉良家臣は弓の使い手が多いという情報を事前につかんでいたので弓は発見次第に弦を切るよう事前に決めていたとしている。
English: According to "Haga Kikigaki," most of Kira's retainers became too scared to come out from their long house since the guards in the yard truly made Kira's retainers believe that there were more than a hundred people joined up for this raid by shouting 'a group of fifty go around to the east' and 'a group of thirty go around to the west.'
Japanese: 『波賀聞書』によると、庭の見張り組は「五十人組は東へ回れ」「三十人組は西へ回れ」などと声高に叫ぶことであたかも百人以上の大勢が討ち入ったかに装ったとしており、これが功を奏し、長屋にいた吉良家臣たちは本当にその人数がいると信じ込み、ほとんどの者が恐怖で長屋から出てこなかったという。
English: It is also described in "Isogai Tomimori Ryonin Oboegaki" that although much fighting took place in the residence, no single samurai came out of their long house.
Japanese: 『礒貝富森両人覚書』も、邸内ではたびたび戦闘が起きたが、長屋の侍は出てこなかったとしている。
English: However, "Onodera Shojo" states that two of Kira's retainers rushed out from the long house, yet the first man was killed by Junai ONODERA with a spear and the other was killed by Kihe HAZAMA with a spear.
Japanese: しかし『小野寺書状』によると長屋から飛び出してきた吉良家臣二人がおり、先に出てきた男を小野寺十内が槍で倒し、もう一人は間喜兵衛の槍で倒したという。
English: According to "Akagishiwa" (Kikigaki [account of what one hears] of Shusetsu TOJO who accomodated Ako Roshi after the raid) there was a retainer on Kira's side who furiously tried to kill Magokuro MASE, and although Magokuro stabbed him in the ribs with a spear, Kira's retainer started knocking the spear a few times, trying to haul it.
Japanese: 『赤城士話』によると間瀬孫九郎に遮二無二斬りかかる吉良家臣がおり、孫九郎はその男の脇腹に槍を突き刺したが、その吉良家臣は槍を手繰り寄せようと槍を二打ち三打ちしてきた。
English: It is said in the letter sent from Kuranosuke OISHI to Genkei TERAI (who used to be a domain doctor for Asano Takumi no Kami) on December 19 (old lunar calendar) that Kazuemon FUWA did the most impressive work.
Japanese: 大石内蔵助が十二月十九日に寺井玄渓（浅野内匠頭の藩医だった人物）に送った書状によると、一番の働きをしたのは不破数右衛門であったという。
English: According to a letter sent from Kazuemon FUWA to his father Shinsuke SAKURA, he was originally responsible for guarding the yard; however, he could not stand it and made his way into the residence where he ended up fighting against the head of Kira family Yoshimasa KIRA who was battling with his long sword.
Japanese: 不破数右衛門が父佐倉新助にあてた書状では本当は不破は庭の見張り担当であったが、こらえ難くて独断で邸内へ突入してしまい、邸内では長刀を振るう当主吉良義周と遭遇し、戦闘になった。
English: "Koseki Kenbunki" stated that there were six skilled men in the hall, and one in the kitchen where Kira's retainer Ichigaku SHIMIZU was killed.
Japanese: 『江赤見聞記』は、吉良方に強者が広間に六人、台所に一人いたとしており、吉良家臣の清水一学は台所で討ち死にしている。
English: Sukeemon TOMIMORI said that Jurozaemon ISOGAI brightened up the pitch-dark residence by capturing a lightweight person and making him bring some candles.
Japanese: 富森助右衛門の証言によると礒貝十郎左衛門が軽い者を捕えてろうそくを出させ、真っ暗だった吉良邸内を明るくしたという。
English: When ometsuke Hisanao SENGOKU heard this story in the course of investigation, he was also impressed by Isogai's quick thought.
Japanese: 後に取り調べの時にこれを聞いた大目付仙石久尚も礒貝の機転の良さに感心したという。
English: According to "Kyuso Shosetsu" (Kyuso's novel) by Kyuso MURO, which was written based on things Hakuseki ARAI heard through Kira's neighbor hatamoto Chikara TSUCHIYA, when he stepped outside and shouted with a wall between as it was getting noisy at his neighbor Kira's residence, he heard people say their names, Gengoro KATAOKA, Soemon HARA and Junai ONODERA, and that their long-cherished desire was satisfied by killing Kira Kozuke no Suke.
Japanese: 新井白石が吉良邸の隣人の旗本土屋主税から聞き取った話を室鳩巣が書き綴った『鳩巣小説』では、隣の吉良邸が騒がしくなったので外へ出て見た土屋が壁越しに声をかけたところ、片岡源五右衛門、原惣右衛門、小野寺十内と名乗った者が、吉良上野介を打ち取って本望を達したと言う声を聞いたとしている。
English: After he heard it, he put lights along the wall and placed archers underneath with the order to 'kill whoever tries to cross a moat.'
Japanese: これを聞いた土屋は壁際に灯りを掲げてその下に射手をおき、「堀を越えてくる者は誰であろうとも射て落とせ」と命じたという。
English: "Isogai Tomimori Ryonin Oboegaki" describes that big bowls and charcoals were thrown at Chuzaemon YOSHIDA and Jujiro HAZAMA when they tried to go inside the charcoal hut next to the kitchen as they heard someone whispering,
Japanese: 『礒貝富森両人覚書』によると、吉田忠左衛門や間十次郎らが、台所横の炭小屋からヒソヒソ声がするのを聞いたため、中へ入ろうとすると、中から皿鉢や炭などが投げつけられた。
English: Even after they killed two of Kira's retainers who came out of the hut trying to attack them, they still saw something moving, and thus Jujiro HAZAMA plunged a spear.
Japanese: さらに二人の吉良家臣たちが中から斬りかかってきたのでこの二人を切り伏せたあと、尚奥で動くものがあったため、まず間十次郎に槍で突いた。
English: The person who came out was an old man trying to fight back with a small sword; however, he was killed by Tadashichi TAKEBAYASHI with one slash.
Japanese: 出てきたのは老人で脇差で抵抗しようとするも武林唯七に一刀のもと斬り捨てられた。
English: When they examined the dead body, since he was an old man wearing a white robe, they were certain that it was Kira with scars on his face and his back, and his head was cut off by Jujiro, since he was the first to attack him.
Japanese: 老人であり、白小袖を着ていることからこの死体をよく調べてみると面と背中に傷があったので吉良に間違いないと判断し、一番槍の十次郎が首を落とした。
English: After they whistled as their signal to have Ako Roshi gather around by the entrance, they showed his head to three people who were guarding the front gate, and it became clear that it was Kozuke no Suke.
Japanese: そして合図の笛を吹き後、玄関前に集合した赤穂浪士たちは表門番人の三人に吉良の首を見せて間違いなく上野介であることを確認した。
English: According to "Kyuso Shosetsu," people at the Tsuchiya residence thought that Ako Roshi failed to catch Kira judging from their voice looking for him, since nothing was visible from their side.
Japanese: 『鳩巣小説』によると声だけしか聞こえない土屋邸では赤穂浪士たちが吉良を探している間の声を聞いて取り逃がしたのだろうと思っていた。
English: Tsuchiya thought they were crying out of joy since they had managed to kill Kira.
Japanese: これを聞いて土屋は今まさに吉良の首をあげて悦びの泣き声をあげているのだろうと思ったという。