飲み込み  swallowing; understanding
どうにもならない futile; situation about which nothing can be done
ぐるぐる wrapping around; winding around
パチパチ  clapping​
特訓  special training; intensive training
講師  lecturer
養う to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.); to develop
木切れ  a piece of wood (cut from a larger piece)
へばる  to be exhausted; to be worn out
謹製  quality product; carefully produced
タフ  tough
長引く to be prolonged; to drag on
奇襲  surprise attack
初手 beginning; start
ぶっ続け continuously; throughout
様になる  to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)​
概算 approximation; rough estimate
不本意  reluctant; unwilling
破格  extraordinary; special
出し切る  to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to do one's best