given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
in deep black; in jet black
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
surroundings; environs; circumference
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
thought; consideration; thinking
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
that's the way it is; such is life
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo