aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
gifted education; special education for gifted children
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to rise; to erect; to get 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; ultimately; in the end
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
traveling bag; travelling bag; suitcase
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
(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 be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
(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
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document