the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
in one's own way or style
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
that is to say; so that means
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to find out; to discover; to locate
adds force or indicates command
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
attendance; presence; appearance
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to engage in lively conversation
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation