firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
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
way; method; means; (technical) specification
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
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.
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to repeat; to do something over again
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted