September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
abandoned; out-of-use; obsolete; abolished; decommissioned
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
to pass (of time); to elapse
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
man; male; masculine gender
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
discovery; detection; finding
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
victim; injured party; sufferer
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
offender; criminal; culprit
to be found; to be discovered
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
guess; speculation; supposition
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to die down (of a fire); to be brought under control; to decline; to wane; to fall off
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to happen to hear; to overhear
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest