the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
then; well; so; well then
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
main building (as opposed to an annex, outbuilding, etc.); this library; this museum; this theatre
to face; to go towards; to head towards
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
checking out (of a hotel); check-out
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
young master; young gentleman
suffix for familiar person
time; hour; period; class
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
corridor; hallway; passageway