perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to shake one's head (in denial)
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
not limited to; not just ...
gambling house; gaming room; gambling den
drug; medicine; (illegal) drug; narcotics
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
dirty work; unpleasant task
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome