black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
now; the present time; just now; another; more
society; the world; the times
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
it's not like; it isn't as if
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing