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bodyguard

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Japanese person; Japanese people

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to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

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compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing

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history of a company

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birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

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Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

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to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

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perpetrator

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to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

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mafia

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home area; home town; local

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fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification

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wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

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Amanda

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these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately

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to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed

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to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest

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actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living

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addition; increase; Canada

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moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment

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every place; various places

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Southeast Asia

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dam; dumb

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elite

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brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular

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personal history; career

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to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting

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meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

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rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet

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starting (construction) work

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monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself

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large profit; a killing

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to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun

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bang; whump; boom

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price; value; cost

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plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

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convenient; handy; useful

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area

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underground train; subway

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when; at what point

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to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate

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hey; listen

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specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying

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to be photographed; to be projected

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to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

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testimony; (verbal) evidence

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to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

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meaning; called; said

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what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no

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