monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)
square (of a number); multiplying (a number) by itself; second power
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; homeworking; simple job carried out at home; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; (lit.) to row a boat
lack of sleep; sleep deprivation
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
does not; can not; will not
whole; entire; harmonious; well-rounded
sunlight; rays of the Sun
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
hard ball; regulation ball
burn mark; grilled surface (e.g. on a steak)
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
opening and closing; opening and shutting
hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball
momentum; amount of exercise
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
to hang oneself; to strangle oneself
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
mayfly; ephemerality (of life); (arch.) dragonfly
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel