natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
capital; funds; seed money; asset
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
antiquity; the previous era
exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
various countries; various regions; various provinces
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise)
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to throw into; to toss into
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity