foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
sour look; surly face; pout
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
peeling off (e.g. of paint); falling off (e.g. of tiles); exfoliation; desquamation; excoriation
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
in the morning; during the morning
collaboration; joint work
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
side dish (e.g. vegetables, beans, pickles)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
eating quickly; speed-eating
active; dynamic; energetic
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to lose sight of; to miss
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing