sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
singing voice; (sound of) singing
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
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.
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of