the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
sorry; excuse me; thank you
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
then; well; so; well then
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
(arch.) to sink; (arch.) to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
suffix for familiar person
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
feeling; sense; impression
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
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
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish