the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
educational institution; school; academy; campus
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to forget completely; to leave behind
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
now; the present time; just now; another; more
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
again; once more; a second time