protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
by means of; due to; because of; according to
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
natural monument; protected species (animal, habitat, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
senior high school; high school
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to put on (clothing); (lit.) to put (one's arms) through the sleeves
while; during; while; although; all; both
news programme; news program
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
man; male; masculine gender
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
news of someone's death; obituary
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy