| After consideration, Ako Roshi (lordless samurai of Ako domain) prepared thick marutake (hewn bamboo) stretched rope in the form of bow, put its ends on the threshold and kamoi of the shutters and cut the rope. |
赤穂浪士は思案の末、太い丸竹に綱を弓状に張ったものを準備して、その両端を雨戸の敷居鴨居にあてがい、綱を切った。 |