broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
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
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
beforehand; in advance; previously
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
expenses; costly; expensive
upon arrival of an item (items); as soon as one arrives
lately; recently; nowadays
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
how many years; how long; what year
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
at least; at most; (even) just
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to pick up; to find; to gather
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it