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newspaper

3

policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)

1

assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)

1

to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

2

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

3

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

1

tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot

3

yikes; oops; eep; wow

1

behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

3

various

3

suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)

1

to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation

1

money-making; earning money

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nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may

2

article; news story; report; account

1

reporter; journalist

2

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

2

story; tale; talk; discussion

1

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

1

if it's the case

1

to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

1

relief; peace of mind

2

such

1

kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer

1

whatever

1

with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)

1

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

2

somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

2

to ascertain; to check; to make sure

1

plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

1

to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

1

to be (doing)

2

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

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to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

3

to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

1

to get information out of a person; to begin listening

1

hair (on the head)

1

to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)

4

(husked grains of) rice

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olden days; former

3

to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish

3

to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew

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Nanako

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further; above; anymore

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talk; story; conversation

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discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion

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kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove

4

to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)

1

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

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tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

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