the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
such; this sort of; like this
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to grumble about something (trivial)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
silicon (Si); silicone (synthetic polymer)
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher