the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
third day of the month; three days
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
literally; to the letter; literal
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
watering hole; watering place
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to wander; to roam from place to place
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
exploitation; overuse; abuse
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding