the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
good; goodness; right; virtue
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
person killed in action; the war dead
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
neighbouring house; neighboring house
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
longitudinal direction; vertical direction; portrait orientation
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
fire box in traditional Japanese lantern
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
residence; housing; residential building
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
Hamaguri Gomon incident (1864 clash between pro and anti-shogunate forces)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
proceeding to the capital
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
setting sail; putting out to sea; starting anew; embarking on something new