given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
comprehensive evaluation; over-all judgment; general comment
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to carry around; to carry on one's person
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
ten; 10; ten years of age
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
trivial; not amounting to much
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
game arcade; video arcade
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
thereupon; shortly thereafter
after school (at the end of the day)
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
legendary beast; magical beast
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
outside of; not covered by
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to be conspicuous; to stand out