the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
war; fighting; fierce competition
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
wild ginger trefoil coat of arms of the Tokugawa clan
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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.)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
metal fittings; metal fixtures
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
line; queue; procession; matrix
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
older sister; elder sister