samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to make oneself available (free)
tradition; legend; folklore
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
military force; military strength
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
(present) head of a family
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
to be main; to be principal; to be important; to be conspicuous; to be prominent
employer's house; master's house
wet nurse; nursing mother
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish