blind man; masseur (usu. blind)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
long (time that has passed); old (story)
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
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
Democratic Party of Japan
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
genuine article; real thing; real deal
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to replace; to substitute