to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
a few years ago; some years back
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
in succession; one by one
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
murder; homicide; manslaughter
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
continuation; succession; series; continuous
is something that; is that which
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
offender; criminal; culprit
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
(dead) body; corpse; remains
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
interior; inside; internal
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
individual; private person; personal; natural person
plural; multiple; plural (number)
copycat criminal; copycat crime
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do