agricultural community; farm village; rural
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
many; much; plenty; hardly
new building; new construction
good humour (humor); good mood
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
priority; order of precedence
to ask for too much; to expect too much
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
prize money; monetary award; reward
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly; very; absolutely; by far
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
lung capacity; breathing capacity; vital capacity
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
participation; joining; entry
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
strength; power; proficiency; ability
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
music for strings; string music
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
rival; competitor; competition
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
prospects of victory; chances of success