ghost story; tale of the supernatural
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
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.
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
refinement; elegance; sophistication; gracefulness
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
honorific/polite/humble prefix
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included