book; volume; this; present; main; head
(vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
because of; owing to; due to
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
genuine article; real thing; real deal
distinction; differentiation; classification
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
consequence; outcome; result; blame
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
in comparison to; rather than
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hello; good day; good afternoon
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it