search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
direct control; direct supervision
garden watchman; garden keeper; guard of the inner garden
Japan and the Philippines
outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise
member of shogun's council of elders
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
brigadier general; commodore
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
internal conditions; true state of affairs
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
now; the present time; just now; another; more
care; precaution; guarding; caution
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection