to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
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.
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
this world; this life; world of the living
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
number one; first; best; most; game; round
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
headquarters; head office; main office
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
prison officer; corrections officer; penal officer; prison guard; jailor; warder
appellation; designation; epithet; calling out (a name); calling (for)
birth date; date of birth; DOB
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
14th day of the month; 14 days
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
release; liberation; acquittal
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
delivery; dispatch; despatch; service of process
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
retention; keeping in custody (e.g. of a court)
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
brown; light brown; tawny
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
light blue; pale blue; aqua
(made of) leather; leather-bound
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
penal labour; work assigned to prisoners
cash bonus; reward; bounty
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (currency of Japan); circle