given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
huge rock; firmness; solidity
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
I've got to be going; I must go
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
notebook; account book; register
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
chamber; room; home of a monk; monk; Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
home area; home town; local
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
rice fragments; broken rice; crushed rice
serious; severe; grave; acute
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness