the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
please (give me); please (do for me)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
honorific/polite/humble prefix
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
educational institution; school; academy; campus
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
thereupon; shortly thereafter
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
true parrot (esp. small parrots such as the parakeet, lory and conure)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet