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盲馬にはうなずいても目配せしても同じこと。

Sentence Analyzer

盲馬 うなずいて 目配せ して 同じ こと

English Translation

A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse.

Furigana

盲馬(めくらば)にはうなずいても目配(めくば)せしても(おな)じこと。

Romanji

Mekuraba ni wa unazuite mo mekubase shite mo onaji koto.

Words

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at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
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topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
頷く (うなずく、うなづく)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
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too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
目配せ (めくばせ)
exchanging looks; winking; making an eye signal
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
同じ (おなじ、おんなじ)
same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless; alike; (usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway; anyhow; in either case
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

Kanji

Readings: モウ、 めくら
Meanings: blind, blind man, ignoramus
Readings: バ、 うま、 うま-、 ま
Meaning: horse
Readings: モク、 ボク、 め、 -め、 ま-
Meanings: eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor
Readings: ハイ、 くば.る
Meanings: distribute, spouse, exile, rationing
Readings: ドウ、 おな.じ
Meanings: same, agree, equal