to be surprised; to be astonished
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
because of; owing to; due to
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
(turned out) all right in the end
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires