unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
gambling den; gambling house
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
stealthily; secretly; in secret
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
make-up; makeup; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
classification; assortment
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
person concerned; interested party; related party
training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
singing voice; (sound of) singing
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
producer (film, TV, etc.)
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power