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I; me

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indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

48

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

2

superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

1

be; is; did; (have) done; please; do

19

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

2

right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

9

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

1

just a minute; small quantity

1

to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to

1

woman; female; feminine gender

3

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

40

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

8

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

10

that; those; the

2

The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)

5

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

97

creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

1

wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria

4

(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies

6

hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo

37

Saturday

1

that sort of; like that

1

dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum

1

as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

1

ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor

1

talented woman

1

liking; taste; choice

1

to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

1

to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off

1

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

10

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

2

Hikaru Genji; The Shining Genji

2

to love

2

wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

1

purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce

5

above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous

1

named after; associated with; connected with

1

don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...

11

such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

2

suffix for familiar person

2

it is not (like that) either

2

and yet; though; when; in spite of

2

such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

6

way of calling

1

to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

11

please (give me); please (do for me)

3

why; how

2

(fictional) character; character; personality; persona

1

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

5