explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
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.
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
mission; delegation; transmission
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
in that way; thus; so; so?
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
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
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
nine; team; players on a team; no
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
loser; defeated person; the defeated