ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
primary school; elementary school; grade school
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
continuation; succession; series
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
offender; criminal; culprit
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
survival; survivor; relic
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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 operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
the real criminal; true culprit
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
revengeful ghost; apparition
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become