because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
knowing; (an) acquaintance
hindrance; obstacle; harm; bad effect; sickness
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to name; to call; to christen; to term
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
your husband; her husband
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
spirituality; spiritual nature
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
outstandingly; extraordinarily; exceptionally
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
general; popular; common; typical
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
saying in other words; putting (something) another way
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
another thing; exception; special case
distinction; differentiation; classification
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine