From page 169 to 178. We are beginning chapter 4 and have almost reached the middle of the book! In this chapter, Yasumasa has returned to work but pursues his investigation. There are a lot of words I didn’t know, especially at the beginning… 分離帯・ぶんりたい　I have no idea how to say that in English… On a road, the two directions are sometimes separated by a concrete railing or parapet, that’s 分離帯. ボネット car hood (from “bonnet”) 紙屑・かみくず　paper scraps, paper waste ひしゃげる　to be crushed, to be squashed 破片・はへん　fragment, broken piece 坂口 Sakaguchi is the junior colleague from Yasumasa, he already appeared during Sonoko’s funeral. 実況見分・じっきょうけんぶん　on-the-spot investigation 格段・かくだん　special, exceptional 緩やかな・ゆるやかな　gentle, easy, slow 居眠り・いねむり　dozing, nodding off (I had totally forgot this word…) 鑑識・かんしき　forensics, crime lab (hard to remember…) 鑑定・かんてい　judgement, expert opinion 損傷・そんしょう　damage, injury (a word easy to guess thanks to the kanji) 微量・びりょう　minuscule amount 含有・がんゆう　contain, include 元素・げんそ　chemical element 杓子定規・しゃくしじょうぎ a hard and fast rule, stick fast to rules 極端・きょくたん　extreme 非番・ひばん　off duty 処方・しょほう　prescription 面食らう・めんくらう　to be confused, to be taken aback 釈然・しゃくぜん　fully satisfied 拘る・こだわる　to fuss over, to be particular about …