how many people; a number of people
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to have luck turn one's way; to have one's fortune change for the better
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
firm; unshakeable; resolute
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to dissolve (an organization, company, etc.); to break up; to close down; to scrap (a plan, etc.)
forest conservation; afforestation
river management; river improvement; flood control
public facilities; utilities
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
in this manner; in this way; like this
stipend (paid to court officials, samurai, etc.); salary; fief; (arch.) gift (given as a reward); (arch.) token of appreciation
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
military officer; naval officer
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
3rd day of the month; three days
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to get strong; to gain strength
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to be able to manage somehow or other
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
social unrest; public anxiety
brewing; fermenting; arousing; causing; creating
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
area of the Edo castle where the shogun would work and spend his daily life
Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)
blowgun; blowpipe; (blowgun) dart
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
26th day of the month; 26 days
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
mound; heap; burial mound; tomb; standing stone; stone signpost