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; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
all of the United States; the whole of the USA; all of North and South America; the entire Americas
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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; so
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
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
called; known as; that; to say
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
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
appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage