food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
every evening; every night
to unfold; to unroll; to open
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
every evening; night after night
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
distribution; circulation
suggestion box; complaints box
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
distant land; remote location; distant province
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
besides; in addition; also; moreover
hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
unearned income; investment income; passive income
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with