tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
sharing a room; dormitory room; match between wrestlers from the same stable
incessant working; working non-stop
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
breathing of a sleeping person
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
changing clothes; change of clothes
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
daruma otoshi; toy consisting of vertically stacked wooden blocks that must be knocked away without letting the daruma doll on top fall to the ground
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
to complain; to make a complaint
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
good policy; wise policy; best plan
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
finishing in one go; completing in one sitting; (doing something) in a single breath
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
intelligence gathering; information gathering
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
amusement center (centre); game arcade; gambling hall
table tennis table; ping-pong table
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret