the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
arrest; apprehension; capture
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
well done!; nice try!; well fought!
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
height (of a person); stature
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
only; merely; but; no more than
5th day of the month; five days
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
trouble; bother; annoyance
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
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.)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set
to be helpful; to be useful
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few