good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
uneventful; peaceful; easy; simple; having nothing to do
that is to say; so that means
that; the matter in question
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
rather; sooner; preferably
just managing; with great difficulty
(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie
taking up a new line of work; the beginning of things; starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto); resuming work after the New Year's vacation
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
bygones; the past; past event
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
emergency; accident; worst case; unexpected occurrence
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident
unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
of all things (people, places, days, etc.)
as if it were about oneself
as if it were about oneself
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
that's not my concern; that's none of my business; that's not on me
personal affair; one's own affair
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
without accident; uneventfully; without ...
may ... be with you; may there be ...
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
everything one does; whatever one does
strange thing; odd thing; how absurd!; preposterous!
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie
(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie
to one's delight; to one's joy
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
I told you so; you see that?
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
unless (you do something)
not worth (getting angry about, etc.)
if possible; if it is in my power; if it was realistic
take the opportunity to (do something else)
something like that; that sort of thing; something natural; something plausible
everything one does; whatever one does
so ... that ...; to that extent; to that degree
so ... that ...; to that extent; to that degree
dating back from now; ago
if possible; if circumstances allow
something that goes without saying; something that needn't be said; something that should rather be left unsaid
all's right with the world; all is as it should be
under the pretext of; using the excuse of; on the plea of
rather; sooner; preferably
if things permit; under certain circumstances
hopes; expectations; guessing (game); riddle
to tell the truth; in actuality; in reality
the parent is the best judge of the child
unpleasant comment; (saying) something disagreeable
consumption of services (as opposed to goods); buying experiences
anew; again; specially; formally
being exceptionally stingy
worried look; troubled face
consumption of services (as opposed to goods); buying experiences
message that a messenger brings back home; reply; ode in reply; return gift