ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
family; relatives; dependents; household
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to write (prose, etc.); to compile (an anthology)
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to attract interest; to capture attention
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
information media; press; news organs
newspaper reporter; print journalist
(present) head of a family
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
perception; sensing; noticing
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
to collapse into; to flop onto
the relation of master to servant
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat