The cherry among flowers, the samurai among men. - Kanadehon Chūshingura; trans. by Hidesaburo Saito [斎藤秀三郎] (1866 - 1929)
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花は桜木、人は武士。 - 竹田出雲（二代目） (1691 - 1756)・三好松洛 (1696頃? - ?)・並木宗輔［並木千柳（初代）］ (1695 - 1751)： 『仮名手本忠臣蔵』
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