the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
stairs; stairway; staircase
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
adds force or indicates command
to speak; to hear a voice
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to be worried; to be troubled
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
it is not (like that) either
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
school of one's (first, second) choice
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
study; diligence; discount; reduction
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
continuing one's education into university
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance