round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)
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.
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible