the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
steering (of a boat); steerage
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
Western clothing; Western binding
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
pastel color; pastel colour
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
Island; insula; island; islet
uninhabited island; desert island
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
at that time; in those days
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
crossroads; intersection; crossway; carrefour
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that