if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
preservation; retainment; keeping
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
chair; stool; post; office; position
looking on from afar; being a spectator
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
reaching; attaining; arrival
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to fight against; to oppose; to face
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
three; three years of age
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)