emigration and immigration
data collecting party; news crew
probe into the truth (of the matter); dig into the real facts of the case; get at the root of a matter
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
real estate company; real estate firm; property firm
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
in flagrante delicto arrest; arrest of somebody in the act of committing a crime
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); (fig.) to come to an end
base; bag; sack; fortress; stronghold
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
remittance; sending money
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
(not) even once; (not) ever
S; s; south; sulfur; nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); small; second
one's whole heart; everything one feels
first class plus; extra special
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
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