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in the capital; in Tokyo; Western Tokyo; areas of Tokyo outside the 23 wards, esp. the Tama area

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ōshinbun; type of Meiji-era newspaper characterized by its use of political commentary written in literary language; major newspaper

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violent emotion; passion; fury

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-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

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publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

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clicking (of the tongue); in surprise; angrily; frustratedly

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evil influence

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private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular

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cooperation; collaboration; help; support

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giving one's all to

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violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

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the said person; he; she; same surname

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circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

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synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation

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the same kind; accomplice; partner

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deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work

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janitor; caretaker; custodian; (slighting reference to a) handyman

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duplicate key; master key; passkey; skeleton key

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to lie face down (e.g. on the ground, napping on a desk); to lie prone; (arch.) to lower (one's head, gaze, etc.)

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to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

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mystery case

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to run out (e.g. of the room)

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to call out; to ask someone to come

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unfortunately; sorry, but ...

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lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs

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mere; only; just; slight

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clerk; office worker; office staff

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(there is) no sign (of); leaving no trace; nowhere to be seen

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urgent report; urgent message

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criminal investigation department; CID; criminal investigation section

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subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk

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to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

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trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence

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on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)

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bloodstain

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interior of the body

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severely wounded person

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it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...

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clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)

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to carry away

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to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to

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why; how

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victim; injured party; sufferer

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to emit smoke

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passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger

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statement; declaration

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river; stream; River; the ... river

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very much; exceedingly; extremely

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considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty

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to deceive; to blind the eyes of

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