round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
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.
book; volume; this; present; main; head
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to have a talk; to tell a story
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
how; in what way; how about
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
this world; this life; world of the living
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
you (plural); all of you; you all