assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
author; writer; novelist; artist
now that; since; so long as; because
concreteness; feasibility
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
intelligence; intellect; brains
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
rood (measure of land area)
to face on; to look out on to
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
100,000,000; one hundred million
inheritance; something given or received
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
depopulation; declining population
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
good times; boom; (wave of) prosperity