totally willing; fully motivated
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
writing implement; writing tool
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
chance; opportunity; occasion
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
bright person; talented student; prodigy
nice; good; well-executed
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
time; season; period; phase; stage
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
tool; implement; means; furniture
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
humming a tune (while doing something else)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
student (esp. a university student)