the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
adds force or indicates command
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
strap (often decorative for key-holder, mobile phones, etc.)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
female high-school student
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
severe criticism; damnation
how; in what way; how about
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.)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine