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today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

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biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

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prison gate; decapitation (of a criminal) and exposure of the head to public view (Edo-period punishment)

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place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

2

in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically

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felony; serious crime

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person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

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(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)

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cage; pen; (jail) cell

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government; administration; ministry

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harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross

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to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

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isn't that right?

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how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how

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escaping from prison; breaking out of prison; jailbreak; jailbreaking (a smartphone, video game console, etc.)

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unceasing; never-ending; endless

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just because; even if; even though

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Lake Biwa; Biwako

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inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

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this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

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things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

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but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

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thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

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work; job; labor; work

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life; living; livelihood; (one's) living

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to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made

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but; however; although

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a bit more; a bit longer

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salary; wages; pay

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to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)

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to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

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if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)

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severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

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to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

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to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

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painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing

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to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get

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no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never

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to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)

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to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

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at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

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to suffer; to groan; to be worried

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to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for

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to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

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sorry; excuse me; thank you

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soft roe; milt; albino

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Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker

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tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony

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to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

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