the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
such; like that; that sort of
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
then; well; so; well then
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
honorific/polite/humble prefix
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
about; on; regarding; per; for every
story; tale; talk; discussion
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
existence; being; presence
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)