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And a tall man dressed in black reading a newspaper.
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Vocabulary list

soshite
conjunction
  1. and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
mou
adverb
  1. now; soon; shortly; before long; presently
  2. already; yet; by now; (not) anymore
  3. further; more; again; another; the other
interjection
  1. tsk; dammit; jeez; come on; what the hell (used to strengthen expression of an emotion (often exasperation))
hitori
noun
  1. one person (esp. 一人, 1人)
  2. being alone; being by oneself
  3. being single; being unmarried (esp. 独り)
adverb
  1. by oneself; alone
  2. just; only; simply (with neg. sentence)
ichi
numeric, prefix
  1. one (壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents)
no adjective, suffix
  1. best
no adjective
  1. first; foremost
noun
  1. beginning; start
noun, used as a prefix
  1. a (single); one (of many) (before a noun)
noun
  1. ace (playing card)
  2. bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
nin
counter
  1. counter for people
kuroi
i adjective
  1. black
  2. dark; blackish; sun-tanned (skin)
  3. suspicious; criminal; illicit
  4. darkened and dirty; sooty; covered in dirt
  5. evil; wicked; black-hearted
  6. inauspicious; ill-boding; unlucky
fukuwokiru

Plain Past Indicative Form

fukuwokita
expression, ichidan verb
  1. to put on clothes; to wear clothes
  2. to be the personification of (used prenominally as ~が服を着た(ような))
fuku
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. clothes (esp. Western clothes)
suffix, counter
  1. counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
kiru

Plain Past Indicative Form

kita
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on
  2. to bear (guilt, etc.)
choushin
noun, no adjective
  1. tall figure; high stature
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
otoko
noun, noun, used as a prefix
  1. man; male
noun
  1. fellow; guy; chap; bloke
  2. male lover; boyfriend; man
  3. manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation
ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
shinbun
noun
  1. newspaper
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
yomu

te-form

yonde
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to read
  2. to count (now mostly used in idioms)
  3. to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru

Plain Past Indicative Form

ita
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)

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