to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
big man; large man; tall man; giant
raised tatami-floored seating area (usu. in a Japanese restaurant); small separate dining room
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
gambling den; gambling house
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
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
snake eyes (dice); double ones
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
clearing house; clearinghouse; (currency) exchange; bureau de change
blue tag; blue card; blue ticket; batons (playing card suit in traditional Japanese gambling decks)
red tag (esp. one attached to sold goods or discounted products); red label; swords (playing card suit in traditional Japanese gambling decks)
changing into cash; encashment; cashing
three shop system; system employed by pachinko parlours of using separate shops to exchange prizes for cash as a way of circumventing gambling laws
-less; lacking; non-existing
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
gambling den; gambling house
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
opposite side; other side; other party
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
with a clang; with a bang; with a crash
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
protruding eyes; number of pips visible after a throw of the dice
half and half; fifty-fifty