diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
totally willing; fully motivated
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
to breathe while sleeping
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind