(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
rikka; formal style of ikebana
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
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 take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve