now that; since; so long as; because
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to harm; to cause harm to
assertion; declaration; affirmation
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
giving and receiving; transferring; transfer; changing hands
that's the way it is; such is life
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
pride; boast; credit (to)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
people; citizens; subjects; folk
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous