the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
alone; by oneself; on one's own
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
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.)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to say; to be called; to do
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
even though; despite; when
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing