waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
hanafuda; flower cards; playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower
immediately; at once; instantly
the boar, deer and butterfly cards (high-scoring meld); inoshikacho (type of hanafuda gambling game)
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to draw back; to leave (the area)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
directly opposite; right in front
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
to fly around; to scatter
gambling den; gambling house
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark