control; management; supervision
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
smuggler; bootlegger; illicit dealer; trafficker
double; twice (as much); twofold
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
naturally; of course; understandably
being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent; walking sideways; staggering; striding
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
government office; public office
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
exceeding ...; over ...; above ...
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
(another's) daughter; young lady
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
court record; judicial record; trial record
administration of justice; judicature
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
10th day of the month; ten days
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
reporting; returning (one's findings to a person)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
painting red; vermillion lacquering
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
magic; sorcery; incantation
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone