without sparing time for sleep
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
pollution; contamination; corruption; graft
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
results; record; grades; marks
feature of the season; something characteristic of a particular season; poem about natural scenery or a particular season
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; babble; gibberish; jargon
skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past
knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
V sign (hand gesture); peace sign
strong reaction (against); (transplant) rejection
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
(one's) quota; assignment
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
white horse; unrefined sake
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
hundred battles; many battles
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with