soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
first person; self-reference term; term used to refer to oneself in the first person
second person; second-person address term (e.g. pronoun, personal name, kinship term, title); form of address used for the second person
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; dissection (e.g. of a problem); putting in order
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
agitation; stirring; whipping; beating
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
exhibition; display; putting on show
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to be broken into pieces; to be in a jumble; to be in disarray; to be thrown into turmoil
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
comparatively; relatively
elder sister; effeminate man
to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
mental; spiritual; emotional
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation