ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to raid; to launch an attack; to invade
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
offender; criminal; culprit
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
after that; afterwards; thereafter
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
scene; sight; scenario; setting
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
reality; actuality; hard fact
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
arrest; apprehension; capture