to concern; to be related
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
worst; worst-case (scenario)
Gifu prefecture (Chūbu area)
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
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
don't you think?; indicates question
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
reality; actuality; hard fact
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
than; from; out of; except; but; more
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
having not the slightest idea
question; inquiry; enquiry
Konjaku Monogatarishū (31-volume collection of stories written during the late Heian period); The Tale of Kanjaku
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
Hanako-san (ghost rumoured to haunt school toilet stalls)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much