retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
existence; being; presence
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
secretary (government); director; chief
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
defense; defence; protection
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
perfect; complete; flawless
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to complete decisively; to do to completion
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need