grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
living by oneself; living alone
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to offer for sale; to put on the market
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
leasing (out); renting out; hiring out; letting
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
rapping sound (and other sounds when associated with poltergeists)
rattling and trembling of a house (traditionally believed to be caused by oni or the deceased); creaking of a building (and its furniture)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
binding hand and foot; sleep paralysis; temporary feeling of paralysis; being tied down with money
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel