the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
how; in what way; how about
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
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
should; must; -able; probably; likely
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
now; the present time; just now; another; more
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
final; eventual; ultimate
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
personal aeroplane; personal airplane
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
wing (bird, aircraft, etc.); wing (rugby, soccer, etc.); wing (of a building); unbalanced edge (othello)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear