premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to stain one's honour (of a man); to hurt one's reputation; to bring shame upon oneself; to become less of a man
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to keep in mind; to memorize
intelligence network; information network
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one; it takes a thief to catch a thief
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
entertainment district; amusement area; pleasure quarter; red-light district
vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
to speak; to say; to vocalize
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
being filled with; being full of; permeation
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
side door; side gate; wicket gate
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
smuggling oneself into a country; illegal immigration
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong)
burst of laughter; roar of laughter; in copious amounts