to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
to whine; to make feeble complaints
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
perseverance makes one stronger; slow but steady wins the race
progress; advance; improvement; development
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
never mind!; don't worry about it
number of times; frequency; count
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
if you think about it; come to think of it
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to appear uneasy; to appear anxious
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)
reopening; resumption; restarting
to live; to make a living; to get on with
master; teacher; stable master
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind