determination; resolution
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
attendance; presence; appearance
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
considerably; fairly; quite
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to approach; to draw near
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
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.)
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
that day; the very same day
place; situation; position; location
as usual; as is one's habit
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
curiosity; inquisitiveness
forktail bullhead (species of catfish, Pelteobagrus nudiceps)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing