than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
story; tale; talk; discussion
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
else; in addition; besides
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
having not the slightest idea
question; inquiry; enquiry
Konjaku Monogatarishū (31-volume collection of stories written during the late Heian period); Tales of Times Now Past
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
such; this sort of; like this
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
Hanako-san (ghost rumoured to haunt school toilet stalls)
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
primary school; elementary school; grade school
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to have a talk; to tell a story
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
immediately; right away; at once; instantly