endurance contest; test of endurance
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
understanding person; supporter
hard-to-get-into school; elite school; highly-selective school
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; nature (of something); character; kind
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
summer vacation; summer holiday
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
leader of a group of juvenile delinquents
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
dissolute mind; hardened heart
incarnation (of a god, spirit or abstract quality); embodiment; avatar; incarnation; monster role; kumadori worn for a monster role
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
yarrow (Achillea millefolium); milfoil
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
place for relaxation and refreshment
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
to meet someone's requirements; to meet expectations; to go along with what someone wants
test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
that kind; competition; match
record of proceedings; minutes
to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement