intelligence; intellect; brains
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
aquatic (life); living in the water
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
human speech; human language; sound of people talking
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
boat; rowboat; rowing boat
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
feeding (animals); provisioning
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
how; in what way; by what means
little by little; bit by bit
(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait
dozens; scores of; decades
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
viscous; sticky; gluey; viscosity
protective coating; protective film; overcoat
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous