to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
former (incumbent); predecessor
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
useless; no good; hopeless
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
direct control; direct supervision
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
third day of the month; three days
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
cooperation; collaboration
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
warrant; summons; written order
going along voluntarily to be questioned by police
picking; collecting; harvesting
heart attack; myocardial infarction
that; the matter in question
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
close; intimate; on good terms
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
senior high school student
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)