Spartan; spartan; harsh; rigid; severe; strict
unlicensed gambling establishment
no problem; it doesn't matter
examination war; fiercely competitive university entrance examinations
racing form; racing (news)paper
cram school; part-time school preparing students for entrance examinations
business conditions; trade conditions; financial situation
scientific crime detection; forensic investigation
to be talked about behind one's back
taking a junior high-school entrance examination
property damage (not including ships, buildings, planes and documents)
master thief; notorious robber
principal of a private school
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
cram school; private tutoring school
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
dying from blood loss; bleeding to death; hemorrhaging to death
penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service
accusation; complaint; charge; legal action
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune