Goshozakurabaishoroku - 2

The picture above is the covers.
Gokans were usually sold in a form
in which two divided parts compose one story.
The right one is the cover of the first part.
And the left is the second's.

Looking around the scene of Kyoto,
We can see cherry blossoms blooming and
leaves of willows coming out.
It is like a brocade descrives the spring.

We can find a splendid residence
in the Gojo-Bomon-west.
This mansion is the property of Koreyoshi,
who is the doctor of literature
and tutors the Emperor.
The appearence is incomparably magnificent,
and Koreyoshi thrives matchlessly.

His wife is called Lady Matsu,
who is the smart woman of sublimity and beauty.
Though she is intrinsicly envious unexpectedly,
her discretion hide it away.
Everyone looks her as a virtuous wife.

Koreyoshi has an another mistress named Kuretake.
She is shallow headed and perverse awfully,
and has no personal charm.
Comparing Matsu to a crystal of snow,
Kuretake were a stain of ink.

Everyone wonders at Koreyoshi's cherishment,
however, Kuretake boasts of it.
her haughtiness grows more and more spontaneously,
and her conceit makes her think she is respected
more than Lady Matsu.

She has misunderstanding
that no one can be equal to herself.