tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
gambling mat (for dice games); altar mat for laying out offerings during the Bon festival
Nanjing; Nanking; pumpkin; squash; Chinese; Southeast Asian
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
even and odd numbers (on dice); chō-han; gambling game in which two dice are thrown and players bet on whether the total is odd or even
to start; to begin; to commence
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
boiled and half-dried bonito
to show; to bare (the teeth)
hybrid; crossbreed; mongrel
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
gambling den; gambling house
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
practice; practising; experience
dot; point; mark; gidayū musicians (in kabuki)
destination; place one stays during a trip
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
speaking with a trill; rolling one's r's
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
heartburn; strong sense of disgust
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; swinging
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
elder brother; one's senior; dashing young man; gallant young lad