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
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
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.
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
oracle; revelation; divine message
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
evil spirit (that possesses someone); demon; devil
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
antiquity; the previous era
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
bento; Japanese box lunch
takeout (food); take-out; takeaway; carry-out
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
(another's) child; child; kid
very popular; highly favoured
milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full