yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
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 once; immediately; without delay; promptly
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
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
stew prepared from ingredients contributed by members of a party, and eaten in the dark for fun
beginning; outset; first; onset
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
item; article; dish; course
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
like this; this sort; this way
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays