cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
(very) patient; persevering
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
accumulation (e.g. of emotions, grievances, etc.); buildup; suppression (e.g. of anger)
lull; breathing spell; respite; remission (of an illness); becoming stable
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
to awake from one's sleep
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
disease; ailment; illness
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
detective work; detective industry
funeral; burial; condolence
staff member; station employee; official
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
emergency deployment (police, etc.); emergency posting
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
busy; having no (free) time
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
another; different; something else
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)