a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
Garuda or Garua (man-bird deity and 'vahana' of Hindu-Buddhist myth)
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
close; intimate; on good terms
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
way of speaking; intimation
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to be reminded of; to call to mind