the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
strict order; peremptory command
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to try to do; to attempt to do
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
the front; honest; upright; decent
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
flustered; confused; panicked
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval