assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
to string along (of rope, etc.)
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
tension; tensile strength
to shade an account; to add something extra
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
acceleration; speeding up
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
firm; strong; solid; stable
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe