assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
bunch of flowers; bouquet
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
resolution; vote; decision
adoption; selection; choice
exposure to wind; severe criticism
to get strong; to gain strength
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
changing clothes; change of clothes
maid; helper; help; assistance
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
godparents; foster parents
third month of the lunar calendar; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
heart disease; heart trouble; cardiopathy
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)