around the clock; day and night
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
criticism; critique; review; commentary
it's no big deal; it's nothing to fret about; it's not like it's the end of the world
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
to hand over; to surrender
method of manipulating; management method; puppeteering
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
visitor (to a factory, school, lab., etc.)
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
curious; strange; unusual
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
koi-koi (type of hanafuda game); koi koi
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling