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taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction

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housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker

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firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)

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to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

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unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously

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to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee

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really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit

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daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil

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before now; hitherto

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still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...

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(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list

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policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

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both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

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relationship; relation

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material witness; suspect

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be; is

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Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people

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to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

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

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ransom

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acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning

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to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude

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breaking and entering

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avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

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even now; still; as yet

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to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

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hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense

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court-appointed attorney

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defense; defence; pleading; advocacy

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to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

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taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration

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success; hit

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judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree

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suicide

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meaning; significance; sense

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appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

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to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious

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oh; yes; huh?; hm?

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to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said

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insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task

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persuasion

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to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool

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sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

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gossip

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monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

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to look at from a biased viewpoint; to look at with a prejudiced eye

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forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

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to pamper; to spoil

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that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!

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large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

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