「盗賊が(とうぞくが)去った(さった)あと、夫の(おっとの)軽蔑の(けいべつの)目に(めに)絶望し(ぜつぼうし)、自分の(じぶんの)手で(てで)夫の(おっとの)胸に(むねに)短刀を(たんとうを)刺して(さして)殺した(ころした)」

Next, the samurai's wife (Masago) emerged from a temple and testified. Wailing violently, she made a tragic confession: 'After the bandit fled, when I looked into my husband's eyes, they were filled with a cold light of contempt and hatred for me. Despaired by his eyes, I stabbed my husband's chest with my own dagger and killed him, intending to die myself too.'