【日本史】 supporting [adherence to] the (Tokugawa) Shogunate
the supporters of the Shogun
the Shogunate party.
ニワトリを捌く
下がりを捌く
【相撲】 thrust [shove] one's sagari [decorative cords, hanging from the belt] back
手綱を捌く
be swamped with orders [work]
〈判決を下す〉 judge 《a case, that…》; pass judgment 《on somebody, in a case》; decide 《a case, for [against] the plaintiff》; 〈審理する〉 try 《a case》; sit in judgment on somebody
《★比喩的に, 他人を「批判する」という意味をもつことが多い》.