residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo
home area; home town; local
professional gambler; gangster; gang member; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to shout (in anger); to yell
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
to care for someone; to look after someone
street performer (comedian)
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
tattling; telling on (someone)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way