the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
Karoku era (1225.4.20-1227.12.10)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
how; in what way; how about
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to be needed; to be wanted
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
meaning; significance; sense
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality