model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
for a change; for variety's sake
round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)
house; plastic greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
story; tale; talk; discussion
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
genuine article; real thing; real deal
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
dry riverbed; river beach
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit