mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune
artifact spirit; in folk belief, long-lived objects (household objects, living beings, nature, etc.) become inhabited by a spirit
Chinese numerals; kanji numerals
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
meaning; significance; sense
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to some extent; to a certain extent
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to spend time (on doing something)
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
illustration (e.g. book); picture
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
single word; a few words; brief comment
without; but if; otherwise; or else
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
such ... as; or some such
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)