soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
to whine; to make feeble complaints
keep on (doing); (doing) the whole time; (doing) all the time; (doing) all the way; (doing) non-stop
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
self-control; self-restraint
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
potentiality; dormancy; latency
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
complete recovery of health
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to replace; to move; to change the position of
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
how long; how far; how much
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
sense of smell; olfaction
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw