gambling den; gambling house
ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
to sit for an examination
joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company
interview (e.g. for a job)
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
ill will; malice; evil intent
to be able to do other work; to have transferable skills; to be adaptable; (lit.) to be valuable as scrap
interviewer (for job, school, etc. interviews)
impression; strong belief (of the judge); conviction
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
loss-cutting; cutting one's losses
I don't like it; I hate it
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
dōjin writer; fanfiction writer; fan-based writer; coterie author
special quality, class or grade
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
somewhat thick; relatively thick; thickish; on the thick side
result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality
all-star game; all-star cast
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
the very best; excellent; superb