the happiness (good fortune) of being an actor; feeling blessed for being an actor
press release; announcement
someone (something) not to be trifled with
gateway to success; opening to honours; opening to honors
Wagyu beef; Japanese beef
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
trivial; not amounting to much
one child; only child; one of several children (esp. the son and heir); one stone (in the game of go)
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
Liao (dynasty, 916-1125 CE); Khitan Empire
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
confused; flustered; at a loss
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
toast; congratulatory cup
branch manager; manager of a branch office
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
so; to such an extent; such
AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
second generation; second; junior
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
to become brilliant; to become cheerful