Not before one month since then, however, the Retired Emperor Takakura and TAIRA no Kiyomori died in succession, and Michichika gradually distanced themselves from the Taira family, officially using an excuse that they were in mourning for the Retired Emperor Takakura.
だが、それから一月も経たないうちに高倉上皇、次いで平清盛が亡くなり、通親は上皇の喪中を表向きに次第に平家との距離を取る様になっていった。