Shiga Prefecture (Kinki area)
in the mountains; among the mountains
senior high school student
(dead) body; corpse; remains
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape (by force); sexual assault
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
illumination; decorative lighting
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to blow through; to blow across
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down