imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
spy working for the Edo shogunate; oniwaban
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
intelligence agency; secret service
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
individual; private person; personal; private
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
early on; earlier on; from early
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
great virtue; virtuous priest; priest; rich person
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to have an eye on; to zero in on
aforementioned; above-mentioned
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
occupation; calling; livelihood
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)