large amount of money; great cost
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
bribe; money under the table
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor
several times (as large, over)
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
feeling; sense; impression
gambling house; gaming room; gambling den
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
while; during; while; although; all; both
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality
environment; surroundings; circumstances
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to amuse oneself; to make merry
protruding eyes; person with protruding eyes; result of a dice roll; number of pips visible after a throw of the dice
even and odd numbers (on dice); chō-han; gambling game in which two dice are thrown and players bet on whether the total is odd or even
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...