aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
position; location; base; point; site
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
dozens; scores of; decades
in name only; titular; nominal
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
innumerable; countless; numberless
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
surely (not); certainly (not)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
again and again; repeatedly