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
this; our; right; justice; checking account
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
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.
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
menu; schedule; program; menu
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
one plate (of food); one dish; one helping
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence