Upon hearing this, Tokiko (also known as Nii no ama, the Nun of the Second Rank) and others resolved to end their own lives, and holding the child Emperor Antoku tight, Tokiko girded the treasured sword (one of the three Imperial regalia) around her waist and seized the Grand Jewels.
これを聞いた二位ノ尼は死を決意して、幼い安徳天皇を抱き寄せ、宝剣を腰にさし、神璽を抱えた。