the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
educational institution; school; academy; campus
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
night watch; night guard; night shift
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
of course; certainly; naturally
elementary, junior high and high school
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
(compulsory) retirement age; age limit; (compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm