the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
participation; joining; entry
new student; freshman; first-year student
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
girls college (esp. in names of Christian schools)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
long-established; old-established; traditional
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
permission; approval; authorization; license
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
open; spacious; extensive
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
name; given name; first name
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
elder sister; effeminate man
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
although I say; although one might say; although called
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer