(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
practice; practising; experience
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
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.
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important