leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
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
(police) detective; criminal matter
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
everybody; every last one of them; all
official business; public business
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
pretension; conceit; hubris
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
live appearance (e.g. on television)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
hello; good day; good afternoon
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle