sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
then; well; so; well then
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
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 (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
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.)
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
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
one by one; one at a time; in turn
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass