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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

私が待っていた人は姿を見せなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

待っていた 姿 見せなかった

English Translation

The man I was waiting for didn't turn up.

Furigana

(わたし)()っていた(ひと)姿(すがた)()せなかった。

Romanji

Watashi ga matteita hito wa sugata o misenakatta.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
待つ (まつ)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to anticipate; to depend on; to need
(ひと、ヒト)
man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
姿 (すがた)
figure; form; shape; appearance; dress; guise; state; condition; picture; image; form (of a waka); dressed in ...; wearing ...
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
見せる (みせる)
to show; to display

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: タイ、 ま.つ、 -ま.ち
Meanings: wait, depend on
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
姿
Readings: シ、 すがた
Meanings: figure, form, shape
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible