parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
to be shot dead by an assassin
on business; for business; business purpose
Schmit; Schmitt; Shmidt; Szmidt
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
sommelier; wine steward; wine expert at a restaurant who advises guests on a choice of wines
drunkard; heavy drinker; boozer
going unsolved; remaining unanswered
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
dispersal; scattering; discrete
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
electrically powered; electric
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to finish reading; to read through
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)