given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld
outer space; void of space
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
well done!; bravo!; zenzai; red bean soup made with azuki beans
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
poor piece of work; rubbish; one of my works
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
uncleanliness; dirtiness; (arch.) menses; (arch.) feces (faeces); bathroom
being outstanding; excelling; being foremost
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
proof; evidence; sign; to testify (usu. Christian religious context)
each (every) time; whenever
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
good citizens; law-abiding people
hostility; antagonism; opposition
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
very; much; greatly; a lot of
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings