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mother

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a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)

1

to investigate; to examine

1

effective; successful

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material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

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to solicit; to demand; to extort

3

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

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to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown

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important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

4

murder; murderer

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to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

1

to subsist; to keep on living

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matter of time; question of time

2

court (of law); courtroom

1

to be photographed; to be projected

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such ... as; or some such

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this world; this life; world of the living

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circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

1

single word; a few words; brief comment

5

to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch

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what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak

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wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

2

to detain; to check; to restrain

1

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

1

to wring the neck; to strangle

1

to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign

3

this much; this amount

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to escape; to run away

3

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

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method; process; manner; way; means; technique

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by myself; in person; by oneself

3

to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)

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even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

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(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

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before long; even now

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sea; ocean; waters

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foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation

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ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)

2

remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude

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river; stream; River; the ... river

3

corner; nook; recess

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rice field

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

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1,000; thousand

4

to grow dark slowly

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masterpiece

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stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

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Tsukamoto Takashi (1982.10.27-)

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performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)

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photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording

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