弾さえあれば、負ける気がしねえ。
As long as I have bullets, I don’t feel like I can lose.

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Read the explanation below to understand the nuance of how this grammar structure is used.

This joint is all about the bare minimum condition. It’s like saying, “All I need is this one thing, and the rest is handled.” It zeroes in on the single key to the whole operation.

You use this when you’re explaining your master plan or what the one critical piece is. It’s that “all or nothing” factor. Like telling your crew, “Long as the lookout stays quiet (見張りさえ静かなら), we’re golden.”

Think of it like the one key to a safe. You don’t need the passcode, you don’t need a drill, you don’t need dynamite. If you just have this key (この鍵さえあれば), you get everything inside. It’s the one piece that makes the whole thing work.

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Read the table below then use it to conjugate some words you know.

Here’s the blueprint for how to build this pattern.

Type	Formula	Example	Translation
Verb	V (ます-stem) + さえすれば	読みさえすれば (yomi sae sureba)	If only I read…
Noun	Noun + さえ + あれば/いれば	金さえあれば (kane sae areba)	If only I have money…
い-Adj	(drop い) + くさえあれば	安くさえあれば (yasu-ku sae areba)	As long as it’s cheap…
な-Adj	(Adj) + でさえあれば	静かでさえあれば (shizuka de sae areba)	As long as it’s quiet…

Peep this. For verbs, you hit ’em with the verb stem (like kaimasu becomes kai) and add sae sureba. For nouns, it’s even easier: just slide the noun right before sae areba (if it’s a thing) or sae ireba (if it’s a person). It’s all about locking that one condition in place.

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Listen to and repeat the sentences below.

Here’s how the crew talks when they’re plottin’.

1. 金さえあれば、何でも買える。 かね さえ あれば、なんでも かえる。 (kane sae areba, nandemo kaeru.) As long as I have money, I can buy anything.
2. ボスが許可しさえすれば、計画は進む。 ボス が きょか し さえ すれば、けいかく は すすむ。 (bosu ga kyoka shi sae sureba, keikaku wa susumu.) As long as the boss gives permission, the plan moves forward.
3. この鍵さえあれば、金庫は開けられる。 この かぎ さえ あれば、きんこ は あけられる。 (kono kagi sae areba, kinko wa akerareru.) As long as we have this key, we can open the safe.
4. 証拠さえなければ、俺たちは無罪だ。 しょうこ さえ なければ、おれたち は むざい だ。 (shouko sae nakereba, oretachi wa muzai da.) As long as there’s no evidence, we’re innocent.
5. あいつが口を閉ざしさえすれば、問題ない。 あいつ が くち を とざし さえ すれば、もんだい ない。 (aitsu ga kuchi o tozashi sae sureba, mondai nai.) As long as that guy keeps his mouth shut, there’s no problem.
6. 逃げ道さえ見つければ、このヤマは成功だ。 にげみち さえ みつければ、この ヤマ は せいこう だ。 (nigemichi sae mitsukereba, kono yama wa seikou da.) As long as we find an escape route, this score is a success.
7. 今日の分の「シノギ」さえ終われば、飲みにいける。 きょう の ぶん の 「シノギ」 さえ おわれば、のみ に いける。 (kyou no bun no “shinogi” sae owareba, nomi ni ikeru.) As long as I finish today’s “hustle,” I can go drinking.
8. 警察がこっちを見さえしなければ、完璧だ。 けいさつ が こっち を み さえ しなければ、かんぺき だ。 (keisatsu ga kocchi o mi sae shinakereba, kanpeki da.) As long as the cops don’t look over here, it’s perfect.