good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
uneventful; peaceful; easy; simple; having nothing to do
that is to say; so that means
that; the matter in question
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
rather; sooner; preferably
just managing; with great difficulty
taking up a new line of work; the beginning of things; starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto); resuming work after the New Year's vacation
① 思いがけず起こった悪い出来事。② 事の起こった理由。
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
project; enterprise; business; industry; operations; venture
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
this for sure; certainly is
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
rather; sooner; preferably
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
bygones; the past; past event
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
of all things (days, etc.)
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
as if it were about oneself
as if it were about oneself
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
personal affair; one's own affair
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
without accident; uneventfully; without ...
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
everything one does; whatever one does
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nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
to one's delight; to one's joy
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
I told you so; you see that?
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
unless (you do something)
not worth (getting angry about, etc.)
if possible; if it is in my power; if it was realistic
take the opportunity to (do something else)
what happens twice will happen thrice
something like that; that sort of thing; something natural; something plausible
everything one does; whatever one does
so ... that ...; to that extent; to that degree
so ... that ...; to that extent; to that degree
something that goes without saying; something that needn't be said; something that should rather be left unsaid
all's right with the world; all is as it should be
any time now (waiting, hoping for something to happen)
if things permit; under certain circumstances
to tell the truth; in actuality; in reality
on the plea of; under the pretext of
anew; again; specially; formally
the parent is the best judge of the child
being exceptionally stingy
nobody knows the morrow; (lit.) speak of next year and the ogres laugh
message that a messenger brings back home; reply; ode in reply; return gift