female proprietress (of a bar, etc.); mother; housewife; (female) pet owner; pet parent
hoe; raw fish or meat dish in Korean cuisine
while studying; presently studying
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
bazaar; bazar; special sale (at a department store)
clerk; office worker; office staff
like many others; being no exception; just like everyone else; as is usual with; in common with
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
doppelgänger; doppelganger
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
society for the study of manga; manga club
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
pickled vegetables; pickles
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
stone tower; stone pagoda; tombstone; gravestone
roadside standing stone dedicated to the Buddhist deity Shōmen Kongō (usu. also engraved with the three wise monkeys)
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
true state; actual condition; reality
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer
test of courage (by going to a frightening place, e.g. a graveyard)
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
disposable camera; single-use camera; (lit.) film with camera lens
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
wordplay; play on words; pun; rhyming game
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.