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 ...
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
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
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
suffix for familiar person
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
Sanzu River (Japanese Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx); River of Three Crossings
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
sherbet (frozen dessert); sorbet
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")