the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to dash off; to write freely
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
handing out flyers; distributing leaflets
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
railway police (Japan); Railway Police Force
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to say; to be called; to do
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
arrest; apprehension; capture
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life