the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to recall; to remember; to recollect
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
each; (arch.) you (plural)
group; party; team; squad; section
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful