both languages; both words
obtaining the respective numbers of cranes and tortoises from the total of their heads and legs; calculating the values of two unknown quantities from their unit total and the total of one of their attributes
spare the rod and spoil the child; (lit.) if you love your children, send them out into the world
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
rebate; commission; kickback
personal guidance; tutoring
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
enrolling at a cram school
from the beginning; from scratch
to chase; to run after; to pursue
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
strategic point; crucial time; watershed; crunch
passing mark (examination); passing grade
taking a junior high-school entrance examination
live coverage; on-the-spot telecast
one floor (of a building); single floor
Rikyuu; Sen no Rikyuu (1522-1591)
nasal discharge; nasal mucus; snot; booger; bogey
test of one's strength; test of one's ability
grandpa; grampa; grandfather
(that's) no good, is it?; dislike (on social media, etc.); thumbs-down; downvote
decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
keeper of imperial archives; worker skilled in the brewing of sake or soy sauce
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side
studying very hard; studying like mad
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
lucky omen; happy; auspicious
English conversation; school for English conversation
(school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class
Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Pleiades; Seven Sisters