miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
beforehand; in advance; previously
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
individual; private person; personal; private
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
summer vacation; summer holiday
throughout; all through; right through
back off!; leave me alone!
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
overtime pay; overtime money; overtime payment
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
Japan's best; number one in Japan
work style; way of working
reform; reformation; reorganization
educational interface; the classroom; the chalkface
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
one by one; one at a time; in turn
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
smoothly; easily; readily
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)