Japanese person; Japanese people
now; the present time; just now; another; more
murder; killing; murderer
really; truly; indeed; good grief
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
influential newspaper; leading newspaper
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
article; news story; report; account
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
of course; certainly; naturally
cooperation; collaboration
offender; criminal; culprit
to turn completely into; to become completely
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
number one; first; best; most; game; round
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to invite in; to show someone in
living room (Western style); sitting room
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
chair; stool; post; office; position
for use of customers or guests
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
end of life; death; annihilation