groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
mostly involve; principally involve
shortage; amount outstanding (e.g. on loan); deficit
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
herculean strength; mountain carrier-guide
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
to push aside; to push one's way through
propulsive power; driving force
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
physical law; laws of physics
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
study; learning; tutorial
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
older sister; elder sister
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
decisive battle of brief duration
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
to be thoughtful (of a gift, etc.); to be from the heart; to be made with loving care
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
resemblance; likeness; similarity; analogy
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
same kind (race); homogeneousness
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
law of cause and effect; principle of causality
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive