given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
stairs; stairway; staircase
such; like that; that sort of; very
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
had better ...; had better not ...
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
creak; squeak; creaking sound
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
attendance (at school); going to school
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
a step; short distance; short time
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to approach; to draw near
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
sash; sliding window frame (esp. metal)
how; in what way; by what means
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
ancestor; forefather; foremother