understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
the seven prismatic colors (colours)
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
bipartite; in two parts; double
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
to cover fully; to wrap around
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
robust (health); strong (constitution); sturdy
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
supply; supplying; replenishment
marshland; wetland; swampland
to step firmly; to harden by treading
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest