the reason is ...; it is because ...
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
for a change; for variety's sake
February; second month of the lunar calendar
March; third month of the lunar calendar
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
everywhere in the capital (e.g. Tokyo); everyone in the capital
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)
black person; darkie; well-tanned person; (wheat) smut; stagehand (in kabuki); prompter
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
commercial spirit; profit motive
to complete decisively; to do to completion
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
talk; recital; narration; topic
doll clothed in chrysanthemum flowers and branches; doll made from chrysanthemum flowers; beautiful but stupid girl
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
a laughingstock; a standing joke
irresolutely; hesitatingly; undecidedly
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
bamboo stem (of a Japanese pipe)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe