preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
originally; by nature; from the start
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
agricultural land; farmland
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to temper thoroughly; to train well
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
(religious) faith; belief; creed
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
creating a (usually favorable) environment
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
other than; excluding; without
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to finish; to end; to close
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to become better; to improve
the die is cast; there is no going back; point of no return; alea iacta est; alea jacta est
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
intelligence or information network
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
settlement; permanent residency