thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
relation; connection; relevance
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
sympathy; compassion; pity
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
why; how; for what reason
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled