the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
danger; peril; hazard; risk
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
woman; female; feminine gender
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
(short) jacket; blouson; ski jumper; jumping event athlete; jumper lead; jumper wire
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
such; like that; that sort of
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on