desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
that's the way it is; such is life
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
this world; this life; world of the living
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
origin; beginning; source; rise
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
drama; play; Chinese opera
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
impossible; unlikely; improbable
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof