followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
subdivision; segmentation; fractionalization; fragmentation
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
village headman; village mayor
hereditary system; hereditary succession
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
plural; multiple; several
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
local authority; local government; locality; local self-governing body; municipality
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
consists of; comprises; is made up of
slave labour; slave labor; compulsory service; forced labour; forced labor; exacted service
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
mechanism; organization; organisation
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
armed forces; military; troops
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
thereupon; shortly thereafter
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
self-defense; self-defence
policing (an area, etc.) by oneself; protecting by oneself; cautioning oneself; taking care; local government police; municipal police
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry