hitting a ball; batting; stroke
professional gambler; gamester
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
(police) detective; criminal matter
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
long, kimono-like garment, made of light fabric and worn under the kimono; under-kimono
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
frame for drying clothes; clotheshorse
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
corridor; hallway; passageway
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
arrest; custody; seduction; abduction
bedside; near one's pillow
disorder; disturbance; unrest
police; police officer; police station
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
commuter pass; season ticket
(not) in any way; in no way; at all
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)