activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
portrait of a deceased person
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
offender (esp. murderer); criminal
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
person who has come to offer condolences
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
placing (a person's) ashes inside a funerary urn (or a tomb or ossuary); interring ashes
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
the more one looks (at it) the more ...
re-examination; reinspection; reappraisal; review
while I have the opportunity (I'd also like to say ...); by the way; incidentally; in passing
funeral; burial (service); funeral procession
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
deep affection; dear; beloved
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
last week; the week before
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
prefectural police headquarters
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
matter for the police; brush with the law
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities