given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
that; the matter in question
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
article; news story; report; account
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
pointing out; identification
difficult to get into; not be easily influenced into joining some mood or activity
paper-covered folded fan used in noh and storytelling
materials; data; document
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
rehabilitation (in society)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to straighten up; to sit upright
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away