given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
too much; excessively; too
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
funeral; burial; condolence
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
suffix for familiar person
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
nape (of the neck); nucha
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
one thin flat object; one sheet
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
unable to resist; unable to suppress
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...