当時、田沼時代と呼ばれるほどの権勢を誇り、収賄の悪名高かった田沼意次に一矢報いたことから、佐野は「世直し大明神」と崇められた。

Since Sano fought back Okitsugu TANUMA who had such a great power as being called Tanuma period (the period when Okitsugu Tanuma led the government for about 20 years during the middle of the Edo period) and was famous for bribery, he was admired as 'Yonaoshi Daimyo-jin' (the Great God who reformed the world). - Wikipedia日英京都関連文書対訳コーパス

そして、意外にも大隈直系の佐野大蔵卿も反対を表明、更に明治天皇側近の佐々木高行が天皇の意思を奉じて、前年に明治天皇が出した「勤倹の聖旨」と本提案は矛盾すると申し入れを行った。

Unexpectedly, Sano, the Minister of the Treasury who was in direct line from Okuma, expressed objection, besides Takayuki SASAKI, close advisor to the Emperor Meiji embracing the will of the Emperor, lodged a protest that the proposal contradicted with the 'Emperor's Thoughts on Diligence and Thriftiness' announced by the Emperor Meiji the year before. - Wikipedia日英京都関連文書対訳コーパス

嘉永6年（1853年）、佐野常民の薦めで蘭学狂いと言われた鍋島直正が治める肥前国佐賀藩の精煉方に着任し、国産では日本初の蒸気機関車及び蒸気船の模型を製造。

In 1853, with the recommendation of Tsunetami SANO, Hisashige assumed the post of 'Seiren gata' (a research and development section of advanced technologies) in the Saga Domain, Hizen Province which area was ruled by a Western-studies geek, Naomasa NABESHIMA, where Hisashige succeeded in building Japan's first models of a steam locomotive and a steamboat. - Wikipedia日英京都関連文書対訳コーパス