mobile telephone; cellular telephone
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to talk; to carry meaning
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
completely unknown; unexpected; having no clue about
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
(another's) daughter; young lady
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
small number; few; minority
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)