the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
again; once more; a second time
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
dispersal; scattering; discrete
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
reluctance; regret; frugality
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
police officer; policeman; constable
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily