lottery; lot; raffle; draw
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
stone mortar; millstone; quern
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
paste (form); (as a) paste
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
something or other; somehow
loyalty; loyal (faithful) service
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
batman; officer's orderly
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
bright person; talented student; prodigy
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
details; particulars; detailed; minute; detailed statement
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
as soon as possible; ASAP
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
the way one works; one's working manner
you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; (lit.) a shop-boy near the temple gate (will recite sutras untaught)