because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
binge eating; stress eating
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
charcoal; charred remains
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
seat at a table; place at a table
cooler box; cooler; cool box
soda pop (esp. fruit-flavored); pop; (fizzy) lemonade; sweet carbonated drink
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
to fan; to incite; to instigate
home; household; family; hearth
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
enterprise; business; company; corporation
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...