murder; killing; murderer
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
all night; throughout the night
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
sunburn; suntan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing; drying up (of a river, field, etc.)
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait
experience; history; record; career
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
warning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
great-great-grandchild; fourth-generation descendant
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (esp. in an online game)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
night angling; night fishing
drinking bout; merrymaking
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously