root; joint; base; crotch
competing; competition; auction
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
favorite; favourite; habitually used
heave-ho!; one-two-three heave!
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
club activities; extracurricular activities
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
stepwise; one step at a time
to be worn down; to be reduced
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate