(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
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
singing voice; (sound of) singing
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to pick up; to find; to gather
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
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.
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)