announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
every place; various places
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
successive occurrence; frequent occurrence; succession (of); series
unidentified mysterious animal
mysterious and unconfirmed animals (e.g. chupacabra, etc.)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
follow-up report; further news
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
until now; so far; up to the present
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
victim; injured party; sufferer
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
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 support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
testimony; (verbal) evidence
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
police officer; policeman; policewoman
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
police officer; policeman; constable
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
living thing; organism; creature; biology