diligent student; studious person
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
smallish; on the small side
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
click-clack; clickety-click; clicking sound; clattering sound
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
to go ahead; to pull ahead
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
to slide down; to slip down
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
snowplow turn; snowplough turn; double-stem turn
inner thigh; (walking) pigeon-toed; one's toes turned inward; uchimata (judo); throwing an opponent by putting one's leg between their legs
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
to care for someone; to look after someone
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion