assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
gloomy (of a person); dark; cheerless
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
ordinary people; general public; public at large
to catch the eye; to attract attention
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
sympathy; compassion; pity
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
second day of the month; two days
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
all you want; as much as one wants
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
at work; in the midst of work; working
it is not (like that) either
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
skylark (Alauda arvensis)
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
unless one ...; if one does not ...
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
even if ...; even supposing that ...
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis