announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
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
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
all-America; pan-American; all of America
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
Japanese car; car of Japanese make
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.
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
every place; various places
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
Japanese person; Japanese people
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
so; like this; in this way
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to employ; to hire; to charter
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
adult film actress; pornstar
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
negotiations; discussions; connection