folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
summer vacation; summer holiday
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
number one; first; best; most; game; round
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
no!; no no!; no, not at all
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
Europe and America; the West
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
father; dad; husband; you; he
slamming one's hand into the wall in front of somebody (e.g. to stop them from leaving; often viewed as romantic); banging on the wall (e.g. to quieten one's neighbour)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre