given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
reality; actuality; hard fact
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
(some) more; even more; longer; further
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to thrust before; to thrust at
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
conception; idea; thought; samjna (perception)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result