disposable camera; single-use camera; (lit.) film with camera lens
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
rhyming game; play on words; pun
round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
business world; business circles; (the) industry
sultry night; sweltering night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 25 degrees C
fear makes the wolf bigger than he is; things are not as scary as they seem; (lit.) the ghost, when examined closely, is withered silver grass
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
putting life into; animating; cheering up
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
spirit photography; ghost photography
to come into focus; to be in focus; to be on the point
title of honour; title of honor
photo exhibition; exhibition of photographs; photograph exhibition; photographic exhibition
to shame the name (of); to blot the reputation (of)
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
expression of love; showing love
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
professional; person good at a particular job; person who does their job without mistakes
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; name; title
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
conducting oneself properly; right conduct; doing the right thing
to throw down the gauntlet