the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
honorific/polite/humble prefix
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to work without sleep or rest
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
no!; no no!; no, not at all
in that way; thus; so; so?
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
property; fortune; assets
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity