modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along
how; in what way; how about
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
else; in addition; besides
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
like this; this sort; this way
inexperienced; incompetent; inept; incapable; careless
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction
innocent girl; naive girl; virgin
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
occurrence; happening; incident; event
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
tenement house; row house
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)