cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
all hindrances; all obstacles
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
ninth day of the month; nine days
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
south side of a mountain; Sanyo district
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
principal street; main street; major road; thoroughfare
cloth (for Japanese clothes); kimono fabrics; textile; silk fabrics
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
police officer; policeman; constable
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
account book; register; ledger
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
chief investigator; head of the investigation; lead investigator
in the prefecture; prefectural
nock of an arrow; forked tool used for hanging scrolls
business trip; official trip
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
certificate of post-mortem
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)