the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); hood
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
running; tank top (worn as an undergarment or sportswear); vest; singlet
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
the other day; lately; recently
because of; owing to; due to
to suffer; to groan; to be worried