constable; method of catching criminals
roundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt; crackdown; swoop; raid
detective story (esp. one from the Edo period featuring thief-takers); detective's memoirs; thief taker's memoirs
policeman's rope (used for restraining criminals)
(arch.) policeman; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders; art of defeating (and capturing) an opponent with one's bare hands
bird catcher; bird handler (oft. chicken); bird catching; bird handling (oft. chicken)
Smilax china (species of sarsaparilla)
tarantula (any spider of family Theraphosidae)
techniques for arresting criminals (Edo period)
taking a wife by kidnapping a woman passing by on the road