bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to thrust away; to send flying
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall on one's backside
while; even though; despite
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
I see; that's right; indeed
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
erection (usu. penis); standing erect; stiffening
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being