(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
black magic; black art; witchcraft; sorcery
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
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 protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
tool; implement; means; furniture
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
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
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
to be silent; to say nothing
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely