assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to do for (the sake of someone else)
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to feel hungry; to get hungry
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
danger; peril; hazard; risk
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
how; in what way; by what means
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
after a long time; for the first time in a while
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
spell; charm; incantation; magic word