ゴムバンドがプツンと大きな音を立てて切れた。

gum; rubber; eraser; condom

band; to perform in a band; to create a (pop) band; The Bund (Shanghai, China)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

big; large; great

sound; noise; report; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

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 stand up; to put up; to set up; to erect; to raise; to thrust into; to bury into; to dig into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to raise (a cloud of dust, etc.); to cause; to make; to establish; to set up; to develop; to formulate; to put up (a political candidate); to make (one's leader); to treat with respect; to give (someone) their due; to make (someone) look good; to avoid embarrassing (someone); to sharpen; to make clear; to shut; to close; to make tea (macha); to perform the tea ceremony; to divide by; to do ... vigorously