the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
business affairs of a company; clerical business of a Shinto shrine
whoosh (of water); hiss (of a cat, snake, etc.); sizzle
at least; at most; (even) just
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
kaya (Torreya nucifera); Japanese nutmeg tree
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
black cat; Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company)
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
back off!; leave me alone!
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you