willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be dejected; to be exhausted; to be tired out
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
wheedling child; spoiled child; pampered child; child who always demands attention
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
end; close; conclusion; termination
elementary level; beginner level
every year; yearly; annually
to care for someone; to look after someone
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
lecture hall; lecture room
fundamental academic skills; expected basic knowledge (of a subject)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook
comprehension; understanding
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
progress; advance; improvement; development
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to