I recently tried UpNote which is pretty cross platform.

Maybe give that a try and if you like it, they have a lifetime license.

(I’m not affiliated with them but I’ve tried every major note taking app and recently landed on this one that I’ve been pretty happy with)

I have a similar situation. Have you thought about submitting feedback to Apple regarding the issue so they can take the scroll bar into consideration and subtitle placement? https://www.apple.com/feedback/

Could I ask more about it? My wife is an iOS user.

To confirm, are you also toggling the Japan region for searches?