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Beginning Japanese Phrases Podcast #195: だろう(Part. 2) probably; most likely; should be

Beginning Japanese Phrases Podcast #194: だろう(Part. 1) must have ~

Beginning Japanese Phrases Podcast #193: ～がいる/～がいます there is ~; ~ exist (used only for living organisms including human)

Beginning Japanese Phrases Podcast #192: ∼てから after doing ~ [te-from V + から]

Beginning Japanese Phrases Podcast #191: ∼ なんです [used when explaining something or giving new information]

Beginning Japanese Phrases Podcast #190: ∼んです; ∼んだ [used when explaining something or giving new information; a casual form of のです/のだ; の (explanatory particle) relaxed intoん]
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