gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
dark night; moonless night
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
supreme council; high council; Supreme Soviet (former USSR)
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
palace gate; imperial palace
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
partly open; in half bloom
application; request; petition
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
family tradition; (arch.) wind blowing from the direction of one's home
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
letter; missive; note; mail
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
character building; formation of character; personality development
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
from afar; over a great distance; all the way