given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
two persons; two people; pair; couple
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
considerably; fairly; quite
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
all you want; as much as one wants
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
person of importance; a somebody; absolutely; certainly; to be sure
newcomer; initiate; rookie
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
water's edge; beach; foreshore
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to pick up; to find; to gather
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
it is not (like that) either
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
reading matter; reading material
very interesting; of great interest
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
does not seem; unlikely; improbable