the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
while; during; while; although; all; both
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
school education; formal education
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
pioneer; settler; colonist
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
really; truly; indeed; good grief
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
two persons; two people; pair; couple
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how