willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
intensive; concentrated; focused
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
nothing but; none other than
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
ill will; malice; evil intent
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
uphill task; difficult undertaking (project)
to begin; to set about; to start
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
story (verbal) problem; problem expressed in words
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to subsist; to keep on living