hills and fields; hill and dale
sword hunt; sword confiscation
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to establish; to formulate
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
land survey; cadastral survey
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
strict observance (of rules, regulations, etc.); strict adherence; conscientious practice (of good habits, etc.); diligent execution (e.g. of duties); sticking to (e.g. a routine)
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
solidarity; joint; collective
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
control; management; supervision
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet
offender; criminal; culprit
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
scale; scope; plan; structure
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
bass range (in Japanese music); six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale; Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale similar to Mixolydian mode (corresp. to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do)
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
hostile party; enemy side
to become settled; to be fixed
settlement of accounts; closing accounts; financial results; reporting (of accounts)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself