Miyagi prefecture (Tōhoku area)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
primary school; elementary school; grade school
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
hydrocyanic acid; prussic acid; hydrogen cyanide
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
indiscriminate killing; indiscriminate murder
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
offender; criminal; culprit
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
police officer; policeman; policewoman
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
now; the present time; just now; another; more
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)