the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
convenient; handy; useful
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
every place; various places
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
interception; monitoring; tapping
frequency (esp. of waveforms)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
wavy form; ripply shape; waveform
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
scale; scope; plan; structure
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around