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same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

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modus operandi; criminal technique; trick

1

olden days; former

1

plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation

1

factory; plant; mill; workshop

1

management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting

3

(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption

1

(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business

1

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

1

employee; worker

2

insurance payout; insurance money

1

to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of

1

to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

15

how; in what way; how about

5

at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment

1

to vomit; to spit out

1

life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

1

to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

1

attempted murder

2

penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)

1

unsuspended prison sentence; prison sentence with no stay of execution

1

prison term

1

to finish; to graduate

1

town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

15

to move (house); to change residence

2

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

4

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

1

to be well-known

1

pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"

1

to gather; to collect; to assemble

1

intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

2

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

3

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

3

store; shop; restaurant

1

Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)

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Narumi

1

thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting

2

yikes; oops; eep; wow

1

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

1

ah; oh; hey!

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I; me; you; manservant

5

blog; weblog

1

photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie

2

indicates question

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Seibi

3

yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

4

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

4

network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett

2

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

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this person

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