danger; jeopardy; distress
worry; mental agony; heartache
remonstrance; remonstration; admonition; protest; reproof; expostulation
instead; but (on the other hand)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to accept; to receive; to agree
to smile with one's whole face; to squint
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
caution; admonition; warning
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way
thick; dull (blunt); viscous
gambling den; gambling house
persons organized into gangs and wearing flashy clothes, who styled themselves as "chivalrous men" (Edo period)
gambling den; gambling house
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
territory of a stall vendor; (arch.) spot on a farm where the harvest would be put in order (Edo period)
financier; lender; financial backer; gambling boss; head of a gambling house
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
self-styled humanitarian; person acting under the pretence of chivalry while participating in gangs and engaging in gambling
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
foreign dog (esp. of Chinese origin)
John Doe; person of unknown name; (arch.) country bumpkin
to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of
gambler; yakuza; person without a legitimate job
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
useless; vain; aimless; idle
having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love