because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to stretch (unbend) oneself
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
on countless occasions; many a time
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to peel off and fall; to flake away
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
moving tale; impressive tale
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
plainly; clearly; vividly
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
disparity of wealth; wealth inequality; social inequality
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
unable to do one's work; can't get anything done
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
classification; categorization; sorting
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (instrument)
furnishings; implements; equipment
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
to feel relaxed; to be soothed
particularly; only; in the case of
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
at someone's (something's) mercy
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
stairs; stairway; staircase
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
watchtower; watch tower; lookout tower
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity