the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
on second thought; on (further) reflection
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
immediately; right away; on the spot
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
way; method; means; resource; course
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
everything; anything; nothing
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life