thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
middle of the night; dead of night
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
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
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
third day of the month; three days
continuation; succession; series
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
bravery; courage; heroism
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very