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smuggling (people); stowing away

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while; during (the time when)

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

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China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

1

nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag

3

it is not (like that) either

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of course; certainly; naturally

3

Japanese nationality; Japanese citizenship

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legal

1

People's Republic of China

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one-child policy (of the PRC)

1

against; contrary to

1

family register; census

2

thousands; several thousand

1

10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million

1

digital versatile disc; DVD

1

source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)

1

to inform; to report

1

news programme; news program

1

image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)

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person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

3

witnessing; observing; sighting

2

possibly; by some possibility; perhaps

1

to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)

4

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

3

fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)

1

to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)

2

slow; slow motion

1

stop

2

(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances

1

girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

2

stairs; stairway; staircase

2

prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)

1

video

3

copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy

1

to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)

1

neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity

1

succession; continuation; series; sequence

1

to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

1

wave; ups and downs

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shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop

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killing; murder

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empty; vacant; hollow

3

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

5

genuine article; real thing; real deal

1

trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing

1

to play a leading role; to play a central part

1

small arms

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supply; provision; raising; procurement

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affidavit; deposition; testimony

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