assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
orphanage; children's home; foster home
head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director; zoo director; head of a plantation
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
guidance; protective custody
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
sudden impulse; passing fancy
at that time; in those days
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
at first; in the beginning; originally
name; given name; first name
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
news; word; tidings; omen
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty