valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
high efficiency; high performance
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
gifted education; special education for gifted children
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
health; healthy; sound; fit
to grow up; to become an adult
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to cultivate a better understanding
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
traveling bag; travelling bag; suitcase
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
trouble; bother; annoyance
never mind!; don't worry about it
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
one bow; one salute; one greeting