sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
ten; 10; ten years of age
second (unit of time); arc second
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
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.
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
should; must; -able; probably; likely
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell