gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
unlawful dumping (e.g. of garbage)
naturally-derived; naturally-occurring
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
schoolgirl; female student
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
starting a business; promotion of enterprise
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
title of honour; title of honor
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
Pan (Greek god); bang; boom; crack
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
cake served with tea; teacake
craving for the limelight
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
billboard; advertising sign
go on!; right!; here goes!
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
desperately; for one's dear life