the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
... years old; age (of) ...
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
time; season; period; phase; stage
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
now; the present time; just now; another; more
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system); Brazil
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to become better; to improve
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
antiquity; the previous era
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes