assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
one large ...; a great ...
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
all night long; all through the night
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
cardboard box for mandarin oranges
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
moderator; host; chairman
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
to complain; to lodge a complaint
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
two (long cylindrical things)
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
audience; spectator; spectators
by both oneself and others
therapy; healing; rejuvenating; refreshing; soothing
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to be prolonged; to drag on
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to boost; to force up; to push up
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
(two) matchless things; (two) matchless people; pair of bright jewels
feeling like friends; the feeling of friendship
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them