chō-han bakuchi; gambling game in which two dice are thrown and players bet on whether the total is odd or even
banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; manager; boss
at first; initially; in the beginning
gambler; yakuza; person without a legitimate job
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
policeman's rope; arresting (a criminal)
arrangement; pact; agreement
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
forced repatriation; deportation
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
male diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.); fisherman
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
1,000,000; one million; million; many
apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture; indentured servitude
personal bankruptcy; voluntary bankruptcy
debt collection; debt collector
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
hairdresser; hairdressing
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
spitting image; dead ringer; exact resemblance
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
Ryūkyūan lacquerware technique (using a pigmented lacquer design pasted onto the lacquered surface)
lidded; covered; container with a lid