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to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)

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New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

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daybreak; dawn; gray of the morning (grey); dawn (of a new age)

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to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other

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head of a police station; chief of a police station; superintendent

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(criminal) investigation headquarters

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business trip; official trip

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to take command; to give direction

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chief (of police); head (of office)

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Ogasawara

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forest; woods

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head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team

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Maruyama

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departure; leaving; setting off

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to collect; to assemble; to gather

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police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody

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starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)

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younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

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forest; shrine grove

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together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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glove; mitten; mitt

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to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)

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party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit

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in every way

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relief; rescue

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to send a telegram

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command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)

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to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

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running swiftly; running at full speed

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arrival

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easy to imagine

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fire brigade (pre-WWII Japan)

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Oosawa

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effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

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every quarter; all sides

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person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff

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successively; one after another

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to gather; to collect; to assemble

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Nagano Prefecture (Chūbu area)

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representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number

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school affairs

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section manager; section chief

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safety division (e.g. of the police); security division; public peace department

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pathos; sorrow; grief

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to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

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bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased

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islands

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to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

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Hotakadake

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senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor

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