(degree of) public interest in forthcoming event or performance; advance reviews
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
mysterious thief; phantom thief
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
top hat; high hat; silk hat; topper
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
on the occasion of; at the time of
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan