black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
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
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
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 (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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.)
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.
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
it's not like; it isn't as if
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
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
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
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