the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
now; the present time; just now; another; more
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
reason; cause; circumstances
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
Sunpu (old name for Shizuoka City)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)