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
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to stand on end (of hair)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
menu; schedule; program; menu
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.
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
test of courage (by going to a frightening place, e.g. a graveyard)
then; well; so; well then
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
Japanese royal fern (Osmunda japonica); Asian royal fern; flowering fern
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)