the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
doctor's degree; doctorate; PhD
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
difficult problem; challenge
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
study; library; den; home office; reading room
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
myself; yourself; I; me; you
apprehensive; vaguely fearful; gloomy (about the future); somewhat alarmed
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
novel; original; new; innovative
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making