(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
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.)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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 hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
incoming telephone call; telegram received
orders; instructions; directive; command
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
within the jurisdiction of
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen