holding out a little longer
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to mix; to blend; to combine
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
memory; sense; experience
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
perfectly round; perfectly circular
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to smile (at); to grin (at)
then; well; so; well then
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
order; directive; instructions; command
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
pupil; student; schoolchild
review (of learned material); revision
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld