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
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
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.
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
7th day of the month; seven days
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
the West; the Occident; Western countries
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to cramp; to be cramped; to get a cramp (in)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence