government-controlled gambling; municipally operated gambling
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
genuine article; real thing; real deal
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
banknote; bill; note; paper money
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
faith-healing; incantation
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to become better; to improve
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
airing of clothes, hanging scrolls, etc. (to prevent damage from insects and mould)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...