lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
(period of) a year; during an era
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
script; screenplay; scenario
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
every year; yearly; annually
action of making something; -ification
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
participation; joining; entry; adherence
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
journal; magazine; periodical
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression