netsuke; carved toggle used to tether a small container to the sash of a robe
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
because of; owing to; due to
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
long ago; once upon a time
a long time ago; in those days
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
... is the reason; ... is my excuse