given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
millions; several million; a few million
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
country; territory; domain; realm
split; division; break up
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
neighbourhood; neighborhood
being fond of children; person fond of children
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
reality; actuality; hard fact
mess; jumble; muddle; chaos
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to approach; to draw near
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping