to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
each; (arch.) you (plural)
government office building
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
coating (esp. lacquering)
corridor; gallery; platform; passageway
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
document; official papers
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (1869-1871 CE); Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (under the ritsuryo system)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
ancient times (e.g. Heian and Nara periods in Japan); remote ages; early history; (nominal) retail price
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
office in Heian Kyoto responsible for police and judicial duties
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
lately; recently; nowadays
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
(making) a round of inspection; patrolling
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
chasing down and capturing (a criminal, etc.)
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
discharged prisoner; ex-convict
penalty; sentence; punishment
examination; investigation; prosecution
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise
territories in the vicinity of the capital and under direct imperial rule; (in Japanese history) the five kuni in the immediate vicinity of Kyoto
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
administration of justice
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
last night; yesterday evening
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
willpower; energy; vitality
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about