the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
incident; affair; happening; event
to repeat; to do something over again
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
having missing teeth; toothlessness
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
for example; for instance; e.g.
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
line; queue; procession; matrix
ridgepole-raising; setting up of the framework of a house
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
now; the present time; just now; another; more
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
ago; since; before; previous
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
reason; cause; circumstances
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin