to work without sleep or rest
breath; breathing; tone; mood
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
the last moment; the very end
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
appreciation of the yen; strong yen; strengthening of the yen; high-valued yen; exchange in favor of the yen (favour)
professional player (sports); pro
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
unpredictability; element of surprise
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
surprise victory; upset; coup
loveable; very likeable; like very much
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit