direct control; direct supervision
foot soldier (Edo period); samurai on foot; (arch.) going on foot; (arch.) walking
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
small gathering; happy circle
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to set up; to raise; to nominate; to choose as a representative; to push; to shove
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
torii; Shinto shrine archway
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to take charge during someone's absence
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to sentence; to assign a penalty
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
restoration of public order
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
Wakayama (city, prefecture)
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
going east; heading eastward
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback