collection of short stories; collected short stories
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
of course; certainly; naturally
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
ongoing; in progress; afoot
108; one hundred and eight; the number of kleshas, worldly thoughts and passions; the sum of 12 months, 24 seasons of the solar year, and 72 microseasons of one year
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
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.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
personal; individual; private
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
railroad; railway; rail transport
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
on the net; on the Internet; on the web
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...