head; brains; intellect; understanding
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
almost every day; almost daily
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
one more time; once more; once again
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness
results; record; grades; marks
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
last days; the end; one's fate
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
rather; sooner; preferably
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
development; exploitation
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
cooperation; collaboration
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly