to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
time; hour; season; time of the year
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
useless; vain; aimless; idle
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
feudal system of the shogunate and domains
to incorporate; to work into; to insert
cooperation; collaboration
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
maintenance; preservation; improvement
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
secret information; intelligence
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
strength; power; proficiency; ability
still; as yet; as it has been
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
government; administration; statesmanship
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
manipulation of information; spin
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax