there's no smoke without fire
player's career; one's career in sport; one's career as an athlete
recommender; nominator; referee
president and chief executive officer
enthusiastic schoolteacher; passionate teacher
client list; customer list
district governor (Ritsuryo period)
scented insert (to enclose with a letter); perfumed insert
pedigree document (for animals); pedigree paper
superhero in a tokusatsu TV show (e.g. Ultraman, Kamen Rider)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
admission based on recommendation; enrolment by recommendation (enrollment)
your acquaintance; people who know
a married woman's paramour; lover
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
fallen hair; combings; hair left on comb
(arch.) Mahito (highest of the eight hereditary titles); you
handful; small amount; small number
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of; additional post
to act cocky; to put on airs; to be full of oneself
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.); barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged; holing up (in a building)
resolution (of a display, printer, scanner, etc.)
great storm; very severe weather; upset; surprise result; agitation; upheaval
being very popular; being in great demand
forbidden move (sumo, shogi, go, etc.); prohibited move; foul
child from previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage