ghost story; tale of the supernatural
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
probatio diabolica; devil's proof
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
life; living; I; me; student
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
senior high school student
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
Shiga Prefecture (Kinki area)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
student (esp. a university student)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
why; how; for what reason
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
very much; exceedingly; extremely
after school (at the end of the day)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
club activities; extracurricular activities
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops