Spartan; spartan; harsh; rigid; severe; strict
special price; bargain price
domestic help; domestic helper; domestic servant; maid
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
girls' or women's division or section
dormitory leader; dormitory superintendent
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
morning training (e.g. before school)
free time; time at leisure
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
early on; earlier on; from early
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
how long; how far; how much
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
piece; fragment; one (object)