sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
Sunpu (old name for Shizuoka City)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
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.
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)