to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
very popular; highly favoured
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
relation; connection; relevance
book; volume; this; present; main; head
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
this world; this life; world of the living
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
for example; for instance; e.g.
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
lost article; something forgotten
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
no!; no no!; no, not at all
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness