(破) (n) (See 序破急) (in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song [EDICT]
(葉) (n) leaf; (P) [EDICT]
アメリカ
() (n,adj-f) (1) American; (2) (abbr) (See アメリカンコーヒー) American coffee (weaker than regular Japanese coffee); (P) [EDICT]
(亜米利加) (n) (uk) America; (P) [EDICT]
中西部
(ちゅうせいぶ) (n) Mid-west [EDICT]
(zhōng xī bù, ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧ ㄅㄨˋ) midwest [CE-DICT]
の
() (prt) endorsing and questioning the preceding statement (sentence ending particle); lamenting reflections on the preceding statement (sentence ending particle) [EDICT]
() (prt) (1) although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; (2) while; (3) if only; I wish; (4) I tell you; you should do; (5) in order to; (P) [EDICT]
(しゅっしん) (n,adj-no) (1) person's origin (town, city, country, etc.); (2) institution from which one graduated; (3) director in charge of employee relations; (P) [EDICT]
(chū shēn, ㄔㄨ ㄕㄣ) family background; class origin [CE-DICT]
です
() (exp) (pol) (See か・1) indicates question (sentence end) [EDICT]