nntsuzu/KFTT huggingface dataset:
English: Both Tokuhime and Terumasa IKEDA were remarried and he had the oldest son Toshitaka IKEDA from the previous wife who was a daughter of Kiyohide NAKAGAWA.
Japanese: 池田輝政とは再婚同士であり、輝政には先妻・中川清秀の娘との間に長男・池田利隆がいた。
English: Tokuhime attempted to kill the son-in-law, Toshitaka, by giving him a poisoned manju to make her biological child Tadatsugu an heir.
Japanese: 督姫は実子・忠継を世継ぎにすべく、継子・利隆に毒を仕込んだ饅頭を馳走して毒殺を企てた。
English: However, Toshitaka noticed the attempt from secret information from a maid and worried about how to deal with it.
Japanese: しかし、利隆は女中の密告によって計画を把握しており、その対応に苦慮した。
English: There is a rumor that Tadatsugu ate the poisoned manju and died without knowing the attempt and Tokuhime killed herself in grief.
Japanese: ところが、計画を知らない忠継が毒饅頭を食べて死んでしまい、さらに悲観した督姫も毒をあおって後追い自殺した、との巷説がある。
English: The historical fact is unknown, but it was true that Tadatsugu died young and Tokuhime also died in the same year (but in fact, Tokuhime died 19 days earlier than Tadatsugu).
Japanese: 史実は不明だが、忠継が早世し、督姫も同年に亡くなったのは事実である（但し、実際には亡くなったのは督姫の方が19日早い）。
English: It is supposed that such a gossip was born because the lineage of Tadatsugu (Tottori Domain) was on bad terms with that of Toshitaka (Okayama Domain).
Japanese: また、忠継の系統（鳥取藩）と利隆の系統（岡山藩）は互いに不仲であったため、こうした逸話が生まれたと思われる。
English: Takatsuna SASAKI was a busho (Japanese military commander) from the end of Heian period to the early Kamakura period.
Japanese: 佐々木高綱（ささきたかつな）は、平安時代末期から鎌倉時代初期の武将。
English: He was born as the fourth son of Hideyoshi SASAKI, who was toryo (head of the clan) of the Sasaki clan, based on Sasaki no sho Manor in Omi Province, and lived in Heian-kyo (the ancient capital of Japan in current Kyoto).
Japanese: 近江国の佐々木庄を地盤とする佐々木氏の棟梁である佐々木秀義の四男として生まれ、平安京に住んでいたとされる。
English: His activities were depicted in "Heike Monogatari" (The Tale of the Heike [the Taira family]) and "Genpei Seisui ki" (Rise and Fall of the Minamoto and the Taira clans), and he was known for the battle to get spearhead against Kagesue KAJIWARA on the Battle of Ujigawa (the Uji-gawa River).
Japanese: 『平家物語』や『源平盛衰記』にその活躍が描かれ、宇治川の戦いにおける梶原景季との先陣争いで知られる。
English: When MINAMOTO no Yoritomo rose in arms to defeat the Taira clan in Izu Province in 1180, he joined Yoritomo with his brothers Sadatsuna SASAKI, Tsunetaka SASAKI, and Moritsuna SASAKI and defeated Kanetaka YAMAKI.
Japanese: 治承4年（1180年）に源頼朝が伊豆国で平氏打倒の兵を挙げると、兄弟の佐々木定綱、佐々木経高、佐々木盛綱と共にそれに加わって、山木兼隆を討つ。
English: When he hunted down and killed MINAMOTO no Yoshinaka in February 1184, he followed the armed camp of MINAMOTO no Yoshitsune and battled for spearhead against Kagesue KAJIWARA on the Battle of Ujigawa by riding the fine horse named 'Ikezuki' that was given by Yoritomo.
Japanese: 元暦元年（1184年）正月の源義仲追討では源義経の陣に従い、宇治川の戦いでは、頼朝に与えられた名馬「生食」にまたがって梶原景季と先陣を争った。
English: He was lagged behind at first, but he spearheaded while Kagesue tried to tighten the girth since he recommended Kagesue to do so as it was loosened.
Japanese: 初めは遅れをとるが、景季に馬の腹帯が緩んでいるので締め直す様に薦めて行わせ、その間に先陣を切る。
English: The house of Takatsuna SASAKI was said to be near Hachiman-gu Shrine in present-day Toriyama Town, Kohoku Ward, Yokohama City, and his favorite horse 'Ikezuki' is still enshrined near there as Bato Kannon (horse-headed Kannon).
Japanese: 佐々木高綱の館は、今の横浜市港北区鳥山町にある八幡宮付近にあったとされ、その愛馬”生唼”は、そのすぐ近くに馬頭観音として今もまつられている。
English: He also received Onshochi (a land given for reward) such as the Provinces of Aki, Suo, Inaba, Hoki, Izumo, and Hyuga.
Japanese: また安芸国周防国・因幡国・伯耆国・出雲国・日向国などに恩賞地を拝領している。
English: At the reconstruction of Todai-ji Temple, he was rewarded by Yoritomo for administrating the supply of lumber.
Japanese: 東大寺再建にあたり、材木の事を奉行して頼朝から杣出しの功を賞された。
English: He entered the priesthood in Daihi Kongoin Temple on Mt. Koya by ceding the position of the family head to his child Shigetsuna and called himself Saikyu in 1195.
Japanese: 建久6年（1195年）に家督を子の重綱に譲って高野山大悲金剛院に出家し、西入（さいきゅう）と号した。
English: There are many temples and treasures originated in Takatsuna in various places since he was said to visit various districts.
Japanese: 諸国を巡回したと伝えられ、各地には高綱を由緒とする寺社や宝物が多く残る。
English: In November, 1203, when civil disorder of armed priests at Enryaku-ji Temple happened, he came down from Mt. Koya to talk about the tactics to his older brothers Tsunetaka and Moritsuna who were about to suppress the disorder, and to predict his heir Shigetsuna's death.
Japanese: 建仁3年（1203年）10月、延暦寺堂衆騒擾の時、高野山から下って騒擾鎮圧に赴く兄経高・盛綱に兵略を説き、嫡子重綱の死を予言したと伝えられる。
English: Senshuin Shogyo-ji Temple on Mt. Taiho, a temple of Jodo Shinshu sect (the True Pure Land Sect of Buddhism) currently located in Shimadachi, Matsumoto City, is said to be built by Takatsuna who became a holly priest named Ryochi Shonin, and there is the grave of Takatsuna nearby.
Japanese: 現在、松本市島立(松本市)にある浄土真宗の寺院である大宝山専修院正行寺は了智上人となった高綱が建立したと伝えられており、近くには高綱のものとされる墓がある。
English: Also, local people call this area Takatsunahara (literally, field of Takatsuna) after Takatsuna's name, and there are a school named Takatsuna Junior High School.
Japanese: また地元民は高綱の名にちなみ、この一帯を高綱原と呼んでおり、高綱中学校という学校も存在する。
English: Takakazu KYOGOKU (April 24, 1619 - October 24, 1662) was the head of Kyogoku clan, tozama daimyo (nonhereditary feudal lord), in the early Edo period.
Japanese: 京極高和（きょうごくたかかず、元和(日本)5年3月10日(旧暦)（1619年4月24日）-寛文2年9月13日(旧暦)（1662年11月3日））は、外様大名である京極氏の江戸時代初期の当主。
English: Since his uncle Tadataka, who was the head of Matsue domain, 260,000 koku (approximately 46.8 million liters of crop yield), died without any legitimate child in 1637, he was adopted on his deathbed and his territory was diminished to 60,000 koku (approximately 10.8 million liters of crop yield), Tatsuno domain of the Harima Province.
Japanese: 1637年（寛永14年）に松江藩26万石の藩主であった伯父の忠高が嫡子を残さずに亡くなった為、その末期養子となり、播磨龍野6万石へと減封される。
English: He was transferred to Marugame domain of the Sakuki Province, 50,000 koku (approximately 9 million liters of crop yield) and Aboshi, Ibo County of Harima Province, 10,000 koku (approximately 1.8 million liters of crop yield), total of 60,000 koku (approximately 10.8 million liters of crop yield) in 1658.
Japanese: 1658年（万治元年）に讃岐丸亀5万石と播磨国揖保郡網干1万石の計6万石に移封となる。
English: He had kanjo (ceremonial transfer of a divided tutelary deity to a new location) Kotohira-gu Shrine, that was widely believed and located in Sanuki Province, to domain's residence in Mita of Edo in 1660.
Japanese: 1660年（万治3年）には讃岐にあり広く信仰されていた金刀比羅宮を江戸三田の藩邸に勧請した。
English: Then, in order to respond to Edo people's wish to visit the shrine to pray, he had Edo people visit the shrine to pray by opening the residence to the public on 10th every month.
Japanese: それから、参拝を願う江戸の町民に応え、毎月10日には邸内を開いて参拝させた。
English: He died at the age of 44 in Kyoto in 1662 and was sent homyo (a name given to a person who enters the Buddhist priesthood) of Tokugenin Jiei Itatsu Daikoji.
Japanese: 1662年（寛文2年）に京都において44歳で亡くなり、徳源院恃英遺達大居士との法名を贈られる。
English: However, there was the heresy that Tadataka reported the male child born between Tadataka and his concubine as 'nephew' in order to avoid the attention of his lawful wife Hatsuhime and her family home, Tokugawa family.
Japanese: しかし、実は忠高が側女との間に儲けた男子を、正室・初姫とその実家の徳川家をはばかって「甥」として届け出たという説がある。
English: Yukihiro UJIIE (1546 - June 4, 1615) was a busho (Japanese military commander) and daimyo (feudal lord) from the Sengoku Period (Period of Warring States) to the early Edo period.
Japanese: 氏家行広（うじいえゆきひろ、1546年（天文(元号)15年）-1615年6月4日（慶長20年5月8日(旧暦)））は、戦国時代(日本)から江戸時代初期の武将・大名。
English: After his father died in the Nagashima Ikko Ikki (an uprising of Ikko sect followers in Nagashima) in 1571, his older brother Naomichi UJIIE succeeded to the position of the family head, and Yukihiro became the family head after Naomichi died of illness in 1583.
Japanese: 元亀2年（1571年）、父が長島一向一揆で戦死した後、その家督は兄に当たる氏家直通が継いでいたが、直通が天正11年（1583年）に病死したため、その後を継ぐこととなったのである。
English: Yukihiro served Nobunaga ODA and then Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI, and since he performed military exploits in the conquest and siege of Odawara and others, he was given a territory of 22,000 koku in the Kuwana Domain in the Ise Province.
Japanese: 行広は織田信長、次いで豊臣秀吉に仕え、小田原征伐などで軍功を挙げたため、伊勢桑名藩に二万二千石の所領を与えられた。
English: He was initially considering taking part in the Eastern squad in the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, but the Western squad wielded their influence on Ise, he and his younger brother Yukitsugu UJIIE were forced to take part in the Western squad.
Japanese: 慶長5年（1600年）の関ヶ原の戦いでは、当初は東軍に与しようとしていたが、伊勢に西軍の勢力が及んできたため、やむなく弟の氏家行継とともに西軍に与することとなった。
English: He entered the Osaka-jo Castle in Osaka no Eki (The Siege of Osaka) under a different name of Doki OGINO in 1614, and played an active role for the Toyotomi clan.
Japanese: 慶長19年（1614年）からの大坂の役では荻野道喜と変名を用い大坂城に入城し豊臣氏に与して活躍した。
English: His three children escaped to Kyoto, but were arrested by vassals of Kyoto shoshidai (the Kyoto deputy), and forced to commit suicides in Myokaku-ji Temple in August of the same year.
Japanese: 彼の三人の子は、京に逃れたが京都所司代の配下に捕らえられ、同年7月、妙覚寺にて自刃に追いやられている。
English: Munetsuna SASAKI (1248? - October 4, 1297) was a busho (Japanese military commander) in the mid Kamakura period.
Japanese: 佐々木宗綱は（ささきむねつな、　1248年（宝治2年）?-1297年9月27日（永仁5年9月10日(旧暦)））は鎌倉時代中期の武将。
English: He was the family head of the Kyogoku clan, the branch family of the Sasaki clan, and also called Munetsuna KYOGOKU.
Japanese: 佐々木氏支流京極氏の当主であり京極宗綱（きょうごくむねつな）とも呼ばれる。
English: He was born as the fourth son of Ujinobu SASAKI, the powerful gokenin (an immediate vassal of the shogunate) in 1248.
Japanese: 1248年（宝治2年）、有力御家人である佐々木氏信の四男として生まれる。
English: In 1287, he served as the envoy when Kamakura bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) encouraged the Imperial Court to abdicate the throne from Emperor Gouda of Daikakuji-to (imperial lineage starting with Emperor Kameyama) to Emperor Fushimi of Jimyoin-to (imperial lineage from Emperor Gofukakusa to Emperor Gokomatsu).
Japanese: 1287年（弘安10年）、鎌倉幕府が朝廷に対し、大覚寺統の後宇多天皇から持明院統の伏見天皇への譲位を促した際には、その使者となっている。
English: In 1289, Imperial Prince Hisaaki was appointed to seii taishogun (literally, "great general who subdues the barbarians"), and Munetsuna attended the procession toward Rokuhara Tandai (an administrative and judicial agency in Rokuhara, Kyoto).
Japanese: 1289年（正応2年）には、久明親王が征夷大将軍に就任し六波羅探題へ向かった行列に、随行している。
English: In 1295, his father died, so he succeeded the position of the family head on behalf of his oldest brother Yoriuji SASAKI who set up a new branch of the family, his older brother Noriyori SASAKI who died early, and Mitsunobu SASAKI.
Japanese: 1295年（永仁3年）に父が亡くなり、別家を立てた長兄の佐々木頼氏、早世した兄の佐々木範頼、佐々木満信に代わり家督を継ぐ。
English: Since his oldest son Sukenobu SASAKI was said that he was not suited as his heir, and his second son Tokitsuna SASAKI died young, so his third son Sadamune SASAKI succeeded his post.
Japanese: 長男の佐々木祐信は意に叶わなかったとされ、次男の佐々木時綱は早世していた為、三男の佐々木貞宗が後を継いだ。
English: He went to the capital from Kamakura to take over the position of his nephew Tokiuji HOJO, who became ill in April, 1230 and was appointed to Rokuhara Tandai Kitakata (Northern Chief of Rokuhara Tandai) in Kyoto.
Japanese: 寛喜2年（1230年）3月、病となった甥の北条時氏の後任を受けて鎌倉から上洛し、京都六波羅探題北方に就任。
English: At the time of enthronement of Emperor Gosaga by the bakufu in 1242, he had deception together with Sadamichi TSUCHIMIKADO, who had Shigetoki's younger maternal half-sister as his wife.
Japanese: 仁治（1242年）の幕府による後嵯峨天皇擁立の際には、重時の同母妹を妻としていた土御門定通と連携して工作が行われた。
English: When his older brother Yasutoki HOJO, the third regent became severely ill in the same year, he immediately went down to Kamakura together with his cousin Tokimori HOJO, who was in Rokuhara Tandai Minamikata (Rokuhara Tandai South).
Japanese: 同年に兄の3代執権北条泰時が重病となると、六波羅探題南方の従兄弟北条時盛と共に急ぎ鎌倉へ下った。
English: Therefore, Shigetoki was the only one at Tandai and served alone during the last five years.
Japanese: そのため、探題は重時のみとなり、最後の5年間は重時単独で任に当たった。
English: In 1246, former Shogun FUJIWARA no Yoritsune was deported to the capital Kyoto due to Miya-sodo (failed attempt at rebellion).
Japanese: 寛元4年（1246年）、宮騒動により前将軍藤原頼経が京へ強制送還される。
English: In September of the same year, Shigetoki mediated between the bakufu and the Retired Emperor by calling Sadatsugu HAMURO, an Inshi (official of the Retired Emperor's Office) of the Retired Emperor Gosaga, to Rokuhara and telling him that the letter from Tokiyori HOJO, who became the fifth regent, requested the Retired Emperor Gosaga to replace Michiie KUJO and his son, who were involved in the incident.
Japanese: この年の8月、重時は後嵯峨上皇院司葉室定嗣を六波羅に呼び、5代執権となった北条時頼からの書状として、事件に関与した九条道家父子の更迭を後嵯峨上皇に奏上するよう要請し、幕府と上皇の仲介を行っている。
English: In 1247, after Battle of Hoji that the regent Tokiyori and his maternal relative Adachi clan destroyed the Miura clan, Shigetoki returned to Kamakura at the age of 50 as Tokiyori requested.
Japanese: 宝治元年（1247年）に執権時頼と外戚の安達氏らが三浦氏を滅ぼした宝治合戦後、50歳の重時は時頼の要請により鎌倉へ戻る。
English: His political position was based on bumin (policies for the people's livelihood) under the influence of Jodoshu sect, so it was appraised that it brought the shogunate government clear governance at that time.
Japanese: 政治姿勢は浄土宗の影響もあり撫民を基礎としたものであり、当時の幕政に明確な統治をもたらしたとする評価がある。
English: He also worked on cultural activities such as waka (traditional Japanese poems), and his poems were collected in "Senzai Wakashu" (Collection of Japanese Poems of a Thousand Years), and he was said to have a friendship with FUJIWARA no Sadaie.
Japanese: 和歌などの文化的活動も行い、『千載和歌集』にも歌が収録されており、藤原定家とも親交があったとされる。
English: His literary works were "Gokurakuji-dono Goshosoku"(Letter of Gokurakuji-dono Palace) and "Hojo Shigetoki kakun" (A family precept by Shigetoki HOJO) as family precepts.
Japanese: 著作に家訓として残した『極楽寺殿御消息』、『北条重時家訓』などがある。
English: He was transferred to Rokuhara Tandai Kitakata from Kozamurai dokoro betto on March 11, 1230.
Japanese: 寛喜2年（1230年）3月11日、小侍所別当から六波羅探題北方に異動。
English: He was transferred to bakufu rensho from Rokuhara Tandai Kitakata on July 27, 1247.
Japanese: 宝治元年（1247年）7月27日、六波羅探題北方から幕府連署に異動。
English: Originally he has made sheaths for swords in Sakai City and the swords fitted smoothly (sorori) to his sheaths and thus he was given this name.
Japanese: 元々、堺市で刀の鞘を作っていて、その鞘には刀がそろりと合うのでこの名がついたという。
English: Shinzaemon SORORI Nise (the second) (November 17, 1842 - July 2, 1923) was Kamigata hanashika (professional storyteller in Kyoto and Osaka area) born in Osaka.
Japanese: 二世曽呂利新左衛門（にせそろりしんざえもん、天保13年10月15日(旧暦)-1923年7月2日）は、大阪生まれの上方噺家。
English: He joined Tenguren (amateur storytellers) from childhood and called himself Nekomaru KATSURA, Yumemaru KATSURA, Kashiku FUMINOYA and so on.
Japanese: 幼少時から天狗連に加わり、桂猫丸、桂夢丸、文の家かしくなどを名乗る。
English: However, because of this he was disowned by his father, then he was forced to become a professional jester and he called himself 千九八 in Kyoto and Kanpachi in Horie, Osaka.
Japanese: しかし、このことにより父から勘当され、やむを得ず幇間となって、京都で千九八、大坂堀江で観八を名乗る。
English: In 1865 he became disciple of Shokaku SHOFUKUTEI the first, then he performed on the stage of Shofukutei in Kyoto and became Shochiku SHOFUKUTEI the second.
Japanese: 1865年、初代笑福亭松鶴門に入り、京都笑福亭で高座を務め、二代目笑福亭松竹となる。
English: Later he returned to Osaka and called himself Baika SHOFUKUTEI, but because his master Shokaku died he changed his name to Baika SHOCHIKUTEI in Shinmachi Kuken Suehirotei.
Japanese: 後、大阪に戻り笑福亭梅香を名乗るが、師匠・松鶴が死去したため、新町九軒末廣亭で松竹亭梅花と改める。
English: He was praised as one of 'the big four' as well as his fellow disciples Bunza KATSURA the first (Bunshi KATSURA the second), Bunto KATSURA the second (Bunto TSUKITEI) and Bundanzi KATSURA the first.
Japanese: 同門の初代桂文三（二代目桂文枝）、二代目桂文都（月亭文都）、初代桂文團治と共に、「四天王」と称えられた。
English: In 1886 he succeeded to Shinzaemon SORORI the second on the advice of his painting master Beisen KUBOTA and others.
Japanese: 1886年、絵画の師である久保田米僊らの勧めにより二代目曽呂利新左衛門を襲名。
English: However, he chose to call himself Shinzaemon SORORI Nise using the Japanese kanji "二世" (meaning "the second") for 'nise' as a play on the word '偽' (also pronounced 'nise' but meaning "fake").
Japanese: ただし「偽」に洒落て「ニセ」と読ませるため、あえて二世曽呂利新左衛門と名乗った。
English: He was sort of a man of talent who showed himself at his best in a funny short story or a party trick and so on rather than a big story.
Japanese: 大ネタよりも、軽い小噺や、座敷芸などで本領を発揮した、どちらかというと才人肌の人であった。
English: He was also known for a lot of eccentricities and in June 1914 he held a funeral for himself referring it to as 'condolence money preservation association' though he was still alive.
Japanese: 数々の奇行でも知られ、1914年6月には「香典保存会」と銘打って生き葬式を挙行。
English: In the formal funeral held after he actually died, the whole temple was decorated with artificial cherry blossoms and he had his own skull put into a glass box to show to people who attend the funeral because his nickname during his lifetime was 'half-roasted bone'.
Japanese: 実際の死後に行われた本葬では寺中を桜の造花で飾りつけ、生前のあだ名が「お骨の生焼け」であったことから、自らの頭蓋骨をガラス箱に入れて参列者に見物させたりした。
English: His disciples include Bunnosuke KATSURA the second, Baika KATSURA the third, Tobe KATSURA the third (Denkichi MOTOKAWA), Marumaru UKIYOTEI (later Otojiro KAWAKAMI), Edataro KATSURA the first, Nekomaru KATSURA the second, Ryushi KATSURA and others.
Japanese: 弟子には二代目桂文之助、三代目桂梅香、三代目桂藤兵衛（元川傳吉）、浮世亭◯◯（うきよていまるまる、後の川上音二郎）、初代桂枝太郎、二代目桂猫丸、桂柳枝らがいる。
English: There are several SP records (78rpm records) left such as "kami-tegami (illustrated postcard)" and "uma-beya (horse room)", which were the oldest recordings of Kamigata rakugo (traditional Japanese comic storytelling as performed in the Kyoto-Osaka region) allowing us to recall the style of his performance in the past.
Japanese: SPレコードは『紙手紙』『馬部屋』等の数種類残されていて上方落語の最も古い録音で往事の芸風を偲ぶことができる。
English: Sokyu IMAI (1520 - August 31, 1593) was a merchant in Sakai and a chajin (master of the tea ceremony), who lived in the Azuchi-Momoyama period.
Japanese: 今井宗久（いまいそうきゅう、1520年（永正17年）-1593年8月31日（文禄2年8月5日(旧暦)））は、安土桃山時代の堺の商人、茶人である。
English: In 1554, Sokyu donated 170 kan (a unit of currency) to Daisenin which was a tatchu (branch temple) of Daitoku-ji Temple.
Japanese: 1554年（天文(日本)23年）には大徳寺塔頭大僊院に百七十貫を寄進している。
English: Sokyu initially conducted business of selling leather goods such as deerskin (to be used in producing armor, for instance), which were demanded munitions around that time, thereby not only making a fortune but giving him more opportunities to strengthen ties with Sengoku daimyo (Japanese territorial lords in the Sengoku period) in many provinces.
Japanese: 初めは当時軍需品としての需要があった鹿皮などの皮製品（甲冑製造などに用いる）の販売を扱っており、それによって財をなしたのみならず、各地の戦国大名とのつながりを深めていくきっかけとなった。
English: In October, 1568, Sokyu went to Akutagawa, Nishinari County, Settsu Province to meet Nobunaga ODA, who had entered Kyoto, so as to present some famous tea utensils including a famous tea jar named Matsushima and Joo Nasu (specialty of a tea container), and so on.
Japanese: 1568年（永禄11年）10月、上洛した織田信長に摂津国西成郡芥川で相見え、名物の松島の茶壺や紹鴎茄子などを献上。
English: In the same year (1568), when Nobunaga imposed Yasen (war funds) of 20,000 kan on Sakai, Egoshu (wealthy merchants who led self-governing organizations) with backing of the Miyoshi clan, displayed do-or-die resistance, but Sokyu persuaded them to accept Nobunaga's demand and succeeded in mediating that conflict between Nobunaga and the Egoshu.
Japanese: 同年、信長が堺に対して矢銭二万貫を課した際、会合衆たちが三好氏の力を背景に徹底抗戦の姿勢を見せたのに対し、宗久はこの要求を受け入れるよう信長と会合衆の仲介を行い、これに成功する。
English: In 1569, Sokyu gained the right to levy a tax of salt and chloride compound as well as the post of daikan (local governor) of Settsu Gokasho (five private lands of Settsu Province), and the right to use Yodo Kashobune (the right of boats that run regularly on the Yodo-gawa river), and in 1570 Sokyu and Sonin HASEGAWA controlled the Tajima-ginzan silver mines including the Ikuno-ginzan silver mine.
Japanese: 1569年（永禄12年）には、堺近郊にある摂津五カ庄の塩・塩合物の徴収権と代官職、淀過書船の利用（淀川の通行権）を得て、1570年（元亀元年）には長谷川宗仁とともに生野銀山などの但馬銀山を支配する。
English: In addition, Sokyu gathered Fukiya (blacksmiths) including casters in Kawachi Province within his territory, dealing with manufacture of guns and gunpowder.
Japanese: また、代官領に河内鋳物師ら吹屋（鍛冶屋）を集め、鉄砲や火薬製造にも携わった。
English: Thus, Sokyu dominated the other Egoshu members based on his unchallenged standing at Sakai, thereby assisting Nobunaga's unification of the whole country.
Japanese: これらにより、会合衆の中でも抜き出た存在として堺での立場を確実なものにし、信長の天下統一を支えた。
English: After the death of Nobunaga, Sokyu served Hideyoshi HASHIBA (later Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI) as one of his Ohanashi-shu (collocutors of the Lord) which included Soan MOZUYA and Somu SUMIYOSHIYA of Sakai.
Japanese: 信長の死後には羽柴秀吉（後の豊臣秀吉）にも仕え、堺の万台屋宗安、住吉屋宗無とともに秀吉の御咄衆を務めた。
English: Sokyu, as Hideyoshi's sado, worked in cooperation for the tea ceremony of the Great Kitano Tea Gathering so as to celebrate the inauguration of Jurakudai (which was Hideyoshi's residence and office in Kyoto) in 1587.
Japanese: また茶頭として1587年（天正15年）に秀吉が主催した聚楽第落成の交歓茶事北野大茶会にも協力をする。
English: Hideyoshi, however, treated Ryusa KONISHI, who was an emerging second-class drug seller, and SEN no Rikyu more preferentially than Sokyu, it is likely that Sokyu's position under Hideyoshi's regime was not as high as the one granted by Nobunaga.
Japanese: しかし、秀吉は宗久よりも新興の薬種商・小西隆佐や千利休らを重用したため、信長時代に浴したほどの地位ではなかったと考えられている。
English: The 'Obaian' tea house which was designed by Sokyu IMAI and was owned by the Makimura family of Imai Town, Yamato Province is well conserved in the Daisen-koen Park in Sakai City today.
Japanese: 今井宗久設計の大和国今井町の牧村家にあった茶室「黄梅庵」が現在、堺市の大仙公園に在る。
English: He is without doubt a relative of Hiroyuki NAGATO and his younger brother Masahiko TSUGAWA though they don't tell that from their own lips.
Japanese: 長門裕之・津川雅彦兄弟の口から語られることはないが、紛れもなく彼らの親族。
English: In the early days of the school, he sent his daughter Anna, Yoshie HAYASAKA, Chami SATONAKA (older sister of ISSA, a member of "DA PUMP") as teenage stars into Honshu.
Japanese: 初期には娘のアンナ、早坂好恵、里中茶美（『DAPUMP』ISSAの姉）を本州へアイドルとして送り出している。
English: Thanks to the performance of Super Monkeys, SPEED, Rina CHINEN, he entered the limelight as the manager of a production for the training of entertainers.
Japanese: スーパーモンキーズ、SPEED、知念里奈の活躍で、一躍芸能人養成プロダクション経営者として脚光を浴びる。
English: He was also famous for quickly discovering the talent of Namie AMURO who made her debut later as the lead vocal of Super Monkeys.
Japanese: 後にスーパーモンキーズのリードボーカルとしてデビューする安室奈美恵の才能をいち早く見出したことでも有名。
English: He eagerly tried to recruit AMURO, who was at that time a elementary school student coming to visit the school at the invitation of her friend and he admitted her into the school as a scholarship student that was an unusual treatment, saying 'no need to pay her tuition fee' to her confused mother.
Japanese: 友人に誘われてスクール見学に来ていた当時小学生の安室を熱心にスカウトし、困惑する安室の母に「授業料は要らない」と、異例の特待生待遇で入学させている。
English: Kagesue KAJIWARA was a busho (Japanese military commander) who lived from the end of the Heian period to the beginning of the Kamakura period.
Japanese: 梶原景季（かじわらかげすえ）は、平安時代末期から鎌倉時代初期の武将。
English: Although he became one of the senior vassals of the Kamakura bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) along with his father, he was declined and defeated after Yoritomo died.
Japanese: 父とともに鎌倉幕府の有力御家人となるが、頼朝の死後に没落して滅ぼされた。
English: The Kajiwara clan that derived from Bando Hachi Heishi (the Eight Taira clans of the East) initially served to Kawachi-Genji (Minamoto clan), but after the Minamoto clan declined in the Heiji War, it served to Ise-Heishi (Taira clan).
Japanese: 梶原氏は坂東八平氏の流れをくむ一族で、河内源氏に従っていたが、平治の乱で源氏が没落すると伊勢平氏に仕えた。
English: In 1180, MINAMOTO no Yoritomo took up arms but was severely defeated in the Battle of Ishibashiyama.
Japanese: 治承4年（1180年）源頼朝は挙兵するが、石橋山の戦いで大敗を喫した。
English: His father Kagetoki, who fought for the Taira clan, saved Yoritomo's life, and later when Yoritomo took up arms for the second time and entered Kamakura to take control of the Kanto region, Kagetoki served to Yoritomo and became a gokenin (an immediate vassal of the shogunate in the Kamakura and Muromachi through Edo periods) and was given important posts.
Japanese: 平家方で参戦していた父の景時は頼朝の命を救い、後に頼朝が再挙して鎌倉に入り、関東を制圧すると景時は頼朝に臣従して御家人に列し、重用された。
English: In 1181, Kagesue was recognized for his Kyusen (Bow and arrow) expertise and appointed a member of Yoritomo's bedchamber guards along with children of important senior vassals including Yoshitoki HOJO, Yoshimochi WADA, Kiyoshige KASAI, and Yoshitsura MIURA.
Japanese: 治承5年（1181年）景季は弓箭に達する者として、北条義時、和田義茂、葛西清重、三浦義連ら有力御家人の子弟とともに頼朝の寝所を警護する武士に任じられる。
English: In 1182, he accompanied pregnant Masako HOJO, who was the Midaidokoro (Shogun's wife), transferring to sanjo (a hut for delivering babies).
Japanese: 養和2年（1182年）懐妊した御台所北条政子の産所への移転に供奉した。