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rather; better

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why; how

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headquarters; head office; main office

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Fukuoka prefecture (Kyushu)

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arrest; apprehension; capture

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expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

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to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

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first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend

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Sasaoka

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circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral

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being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

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police superintendent

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report; information

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one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

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lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)

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passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

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(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case

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any more; any further; any better; any longer

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to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)

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to walk

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thorough; exhaustive; complete

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to be on the lookout; to lie in wait

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matter of time; question of time

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to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

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