(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
people; men and women; each person; everybody
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
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
meaning; significance; sense
senior superintendent; police inspector
one meaning; primary importance; primary significance; a reason; a truth
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.
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
automatic (e.g. door, gun, etc.)
pistol; handgun; revolver
than; from; out of; except; but; more
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
isomorphism; same shape; same type; same pattern
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
beautiful tree; tree producing beautiful flowers
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to concern; to be related
article; news story; report; account