because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
avoiding or dodging responsibility
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to try to do; to attempt to do
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
probatio diabolica; devil's proof
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
just because; even if; even though
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
cabinet; housing (for equipment)
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
elementary; basic; rudimentary
mix-up; mistake; misunderstanding
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
outward appearance; looks
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person