the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
adds force or indicates command
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
image; figure; figure; form; image
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
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.
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
until now; so far; up to the present
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise