given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
one person; ordinary; common
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
treatment as a guest; guest
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
form; shape; figure; visage
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
now that; since; so long as; because
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
entertainment (at a party); amusement; fun; trick
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
right (to do something); authority; power
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to ask a question; to ask questions
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
alley; alleyway; bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again