the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
master; teacher; stable master
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
place; room; margin; scope
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
standby; preparation; arrangement
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)