lying concealed; being hidden
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor; assailant; offender; at-fault party (e.g. in an accident)
victim; injured party; sufferer
something wrong; something unusual; abnormality; disorder; trouble; change
serious; severe; grave; acute
rare; extraordinary; singular
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
the said person; he; she; same surname
dark reddish-brown; liver color
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to arrive; to reach; to adhere; to insist on; to put on; to wear
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
bedside; near one's pillow
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
covered in mud; mud-caked
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)