the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to face; to go towards; to head towards
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
in that way; thus; so; so?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
it is not (like that) either
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan