the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
specialization; specialisation
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
so; like this; in this way
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
woman; female; feminine gender
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
don't you think?; indicates question
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
home visitation (esp. a teacher visiting a student's home); home visit; house call
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
understood; I see; OK; present; here
bento; Japanese box lunch
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)