... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
thermos bottle; vacuum flask
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
inner-city area; city center
hole; hollow; pothole (road, pavement, etc.)
mud; muddy; covered in mud
animated cartoon; animated film
My Neighbor Totoro (film)
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
path through forest; woodland path; logging road
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it); to survive a fire
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
not understanding; not knowing
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
father; dad; husband; you; he
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
completely changed; totally transformed
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
position; opening; employment
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
loose; promiscuous; quick; brisk; rash; thoughtless
debauched; lewd; lascivious; lecherous; salacious; wild
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
since one was born; (in) all one's life
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser