thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
that; the matter in question
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
this for sure; certainly is
that is to say; so that means
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
without accident; uneventfully; without ...
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
personal affair; one's own affair
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
trivial; not amounting to much
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
rather; sooner; preferably
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
of all things (days, etc.)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
just managing; with great difficulty
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
I have nothing to do with it
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
bygones; the past; past event
detailed; minute; articulate
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
as if it were about oneself
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
take the opportunity to (do something else)
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
unprecedented; new (and different); fresh; contrived; affected
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
ominous word; ill-omened word; misfortune
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
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
to one's delight; to one's joy
everything one does; whatever one does
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
bombastic; pretentious; exaggerated
unless (you do something)
what happens twice will happen thrice
not worth (getting angry about, etc.)
something like that; that sort of thing; something natural; something plausible
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
I told you so; you see that?
to reason with (a person)
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
everything one does; whatever one does
that goes without saying but also ...; not only that but ...
if things permit; under certain circumstances
if possible; if it is in my power; if it was realistic
any time now (waiting, hoping for something to happen)
all's right with the world; all is as it should be
so ... that ...; to that extent; to that degree
if possible; if circumstances allow
having plenty (of something); having all one needs
you can never be too careful
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to do something different; to make a big thing of
something that goes without saying; something that needn't be said; something that should rather be left unsaid
to not turn out as one wishes; to not go as one expected
a person's worth is assessed only when their coffin is sealed
to tell the truth; in actuality; in reality
not doing as one is told; disobedient; unruly
uneventful; peaceful; easy; simple; having nothing to do
if you don't speak your mind, you'll feel uneasy afterwards
being exceptionally stingy
the parent is the best judge of the child
nobody knows the morrow; (lit.) speak of tomorrow and the ogres laugh
nobody knows the morrow; (lit.) speak of next year and the ogres laugh
anew; again; specially; formally
on the plea of; under the pretext of
worried look; troubled face
consumption of services (as opposed to goods)
message that a messenger brings back home; reply; ode in reply; return gift