assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
printing; typing; printed character; typed character; character(s) carved onto a seal
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
than; from; out of; except; but; more
transactions; dealings; business
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
letter; missive; note; mail
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
one-by-one; separately; in detail
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...