bizarre murder; grotesque murder
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
things at hand; personal belongings
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
technical college or institute
working adult; full-fledged member of society
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
two (long cylindrical things)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to pick up; to find; to gather
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
material witness; suspect
strangulation; strangling
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
by myself; in person; by oneself
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
stretcher; litter (medical); gurney
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded