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; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
as (for); for; in the capacity of
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
in history; ever; historical
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
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.
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
few decades; many decades; several decades
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to repeat; to do something over again
merry voices (e.g. of children playing)
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
third day of the month; three days
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
how many years; how long; what year
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
how; in what way; how about
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
now; the present time; just now; another; more
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo