the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to feel; to sense; to experience
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
while; during; while; although; all; both
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)