the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
side door; side gate; wicket gate
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
smuggling oneself into a country; illegal immigration
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)
to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
young master; young gentleman
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches