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
revengeful ghost; apparition
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
location where spirits and ghosts allegedly often appear; haunted place
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
stabbing to death; putting out
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
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
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
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.
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
don't you think?; indicates question
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.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
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
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing