hotel worker; hotelman; hotelkeeper; hotelier
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
confidence; trust; faith; credit
real intention; true motive; true meaning
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to press a question; to cross-examine
pamphlet; brochure; leaflet
food and drink; eating and drinking
town; city; municipal; urban
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
to mistake (A for B); to misread
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
prize money; monetary award; reward
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
allotment; apportionment; share; dividend
slot machine; fruit machine; poker machine
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
around the world; throughout the world
100,000; hundred thousand
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
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
tehonbiki (type of card game associated with gambling)
hanafuda; flower cards; playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
source of funds; resources; finances
several times; once or twice
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; huckster; faker; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
raising and lowering; fluctuation (of prices, interest rates, etc.); praising and belittling; setting out (meals, etc.) and clearing away; ebb and flow (of the tide); rising and falling (pitch, tone, etc.); modulation
immediately; right away; on the spot
prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison