tales of wandering gamblers
gambler; yakuza; person without a legitimate job
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
outsider; someone outside of a group
etiquette; courtesy; manners
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
(carved) statue; sculpture
until now; still; yet; (not) yet; since
prohibition; ban; embargo
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
to blame; to find fault with
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
greedy; ruthless; cruel; exploitative
little something; reward; tip
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
dividing line; parting line; separation line
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
Eurasian continent; Eurasia
trouble; quarrel; dispute
cold; coldness; chilliness
price of a flower; fee for a geisha's companionship
supply; provision; raising; procurement
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
consideration; taking into account
days of one's menstrual period
inability to discriminate; lack of judgment; being reckless; lack of regard for others
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
menstruation; menstrual period
to lose one's way; to get lost
house; dwelling; human habitation
strange; odd; unusual; peculiar
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)