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)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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 dash (water, etc.; on someone or something); to throw (on); to pour (over)
while; during; while; although; all; both
news programme; news program
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
(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
news of someone's death; obituary
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
woman; female; feminine gender
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
outward appearance; looks
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last