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to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

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but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

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as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

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interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

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suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

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only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

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before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

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joke; jest; funny story

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is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

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section manager; section chief

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telephone call; telephone (device)

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be; is

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ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

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hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

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successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly

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Shiina

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to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into

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reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason

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I; me

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face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence

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to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

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to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

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thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

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imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-

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(police) detective; criminal matter

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indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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now; the present time; just now; another; more

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important; essential; significant; major; key; principal

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that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

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(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless

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diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels

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to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)

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endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

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safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

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confidence; trust; faith; credit

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this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

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organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)

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retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking

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new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

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was; were

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value; worth; merit

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to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)

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management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons

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you

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such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

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human being; human; person; character (of a person)

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to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet

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should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

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so much; so; like that

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simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

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