the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
very popular; highly favoured
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
father; dad; husband; you; he
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
meaning; significance; sense
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
really; truly; indeed; good grief
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
compilation; editing; recording
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to imitate; to follow; to emulate