the expectation is that ...;  the reason is that ...;  the fact is that ...;  the explanation is that ...;  it is that ...
 excuse me;  pardon me;  I'm sorry;  thank you
 honorific/polite/humble prefix
 yes;  yeah;  hum;  hmmm;  oof
 good;  OK;  all right;  fine;  very well;  will do
 hey;  you;  hey;  hey;  hold on;  yo
 this;  last (couple of years, etc.);  these;  you (as in "you liar")
 to;  for;  in order to;  for;  as for;  regarding
 nicely;  properly;  frequently;  often;  I'm glad that you ...;  thank you for ...
 to come (spatially or temporally);  to approach;  to come back;  to do ... and come back;  to come to be;  to become
 indicates a question;  or;  whether or not;  some- (e.g. something, someone);  hmm;  huh;  very
 to be;  to exist;  to have;  to be located;  to be equipped with;  to happen
 to work without sleep or rest
 hot water;  hot bath;  hot spring;  molten iron
 clothes (esp. Western clothes);  counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
 light;  well-lit;  bright (of a colour);  brightly-coloured;  cheerful;  bright;  encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
 year;  age;  years;  past one's prime;  old age
 to take;  to pick up;  to pass;  to hand;  to get;  to obtain;  to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
 to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down);  to put on;  to bear (guilt, etc.)
 if;  when;  and;  with;  used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.);  promoted pawn;  indicates a question
 hmm;  well ...;  humph;  roughly;  harshly;  violently
 huh?;  eh?;  what?;  oh;  hey!;  look!
 perhaps;  possibly;  maybe;  if;  in case;  in the event that
 fraud;  swindle;  graft;  saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it;  making promises without keeping them
 -ical;  -ive;  -like;  -ish;  (something) like;  along the lines of
 no!;  no no!;  no, not at all
 in that way;  thus;  so;  so?
 to differ (from);  to vary;  to not be in the usual condition;  to not match the correct (answer, etc.);  to be different from promised;  isn't it?
 ah!;  oh!;  yes;  indeed;  aah;  gah
 just (e.g. "just wait here");  come now;  tolerably;  passably;  well...;  I think...
 inside;  within;  while (e.g. one is young);  during;  among;  amongst;  in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
 property;  fortune;  assets
 something like ...;  things like ...;  someone like ...;  the likes of ...
 (not) anything;  (nothing) at all;  (not) any
 nonexistent;  not being (there);  not having;  not
 from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity);  since;  from (originator);  by;  because;  since;  out of (constituent, part)
 uh-huh;  mm-hmm;  with a moan;  with a groan
 to put in;  to let in;  to admit;  to accept;  to accept;  to comply;  to include
 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
 to give;  to let (one) have;  to give;  to do for one;  to take the trouble to do;  to do to someone's disadvantage
 near;  close;  close (in time);  soon;  close (relationship);  friendly
 senior (at work or school);  superior;  elder;  older graduate;  progenitor;  old-timer
 you said;  he said;  if ... then;  do you seriously think that;  I already told you;  you should know by now that;  the said ...
 liked;  well-liked;  in love (with);  loved;  faddism;  eccentricity