provincial capital (under the ritsuryo system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
February; second month of the lunar calendar
beginning; outset; first; onset
to wring the neck; to strangle
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
murder victim; body of a murder victim
discovery; detection; finding
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
female university student; female college student
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
materials; data; document
at once; immediately; right now
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)