piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
friend's house; home of a friend
to collect; to assemble; to gather
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
aforementioned; above-mentioned
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
depiction; description; portrayal
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
the same; the said; likewise
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
very interesting; of great interest
(fictional) fusion of human and animal; therianthrope; furry; human beast
Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
ptarmigan (Lagopus muta, esp. the Japanese ptarmigan, Lagopus muta japonica); grouse
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
thread (of execution); thread (on an Internet forum, mailing list, etc.); topic; conversation
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
2channel (Japanese online forum)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
connection; link; relationship
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
firmly rooted; deep-seated
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
explanation; interpretation
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
being connected at a fundamental level; having an unseen commonality; underlying (both)
similar story; variant tale