incessantly; without stop
three-part joke, where the first two parts are similar and mundane, while the third is the punchline (e.g. How do you get to my place? Go down to the corner, turn left, and get lost.); rule of three (in comedy writing)
counter for collections or assemblies of flat objects (e.g. CDs, DVDs, etc.)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to torture; to persecute; to excruciate
private school that allows students to advance from one stage of education to the next, often kindergarten to university, without taking entrance exams en route
directly; in person; firsthand
knowing when to give up; good at letting things go; accepting failure with good grace; being a good loser
to praise; to extol; to applaud
to disguise oneself as a woman
enlightenment leads to serenity
link access protocol; LAP
tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)
Mothers; Market of the High-growth and Emerging Stocks
whole work; all of the works
me too; Me Too (movement); MeToo
second proof; second revision
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
wicker basket; wickerwork basket
cheater; unfaithful person; adulterer
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
Air on the G string (Bach, from BWV 1068)
weak; frail; slender; feminine