indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
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.
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
ago; since; before; previous
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
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
man; male; masculine gender
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
consequence; outcome; result; blame
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
boy; son; baby boy; young man
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
story; tale; talk; discussion
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.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she