the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
last flight; last bus; last train
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to speak; to hear a voice
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
just above; right overhead
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
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
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
triangle; triangular shape
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
far away in the distance; in the far distance
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman