given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
directions; instructions; orders; command
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
interference; meddling; butting in
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
principal of a private school
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
but; however; provided that
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
company president; manager; director
(period of) a year; during an era
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
hospitalization; hospitalisation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
will not do; do not; does not
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh