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 way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
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
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
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.
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
bento; Japanese box lunch
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
water spirit; water nymph; naiad
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
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)