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alternating; taking turns

1

grandma; grandmother

1

Norikazu

3

ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement

1

birthday present

1

rental house; rental housing; house to let

1

revolutionary; child of the revolution; man of revolutionary temperament

1

middle-aged woman who looks very young for her age (as through "magic")

3

ladybug (Harmonia axyridis); ladybird

3

to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; (lit.) to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone

1

relief supplies

1

hyuganatsu (species of citrus, Citrus tamurana)

2

to become bright; to become clear

1

to become insensitive; to become less perceptive; to lose one's touch; to get out of practice

1

pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)

9

copycat criminal; copycat crime

1

to fall onto; to happen; to befall

1

care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic

1

grandpa; grampa; grandfather

6

Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty); (stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine

1

It's a piece of cake; It's a simple task; It's a cinch

1

reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump

1

imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing

1

hidden camera; spy camera

1

attaché case

1

shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.); barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged; holing up (in a building)

1

male (animal, plant)

1

to fetch; to go and get

1

this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world

1

robbery and murder; murder during robbery

1

prison

2

Natascha

5

savings box; moneybox; piggy bank

1

one month

1

school arts festival

2

life on the run

1

nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web

7

literary master

2

leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen; young leading subordinate in yakuza group

1

prison officer; corrections officer; penal officer; prison guard; jailor; warder

1

prisoner; convict

1

false report; incorrect report; misinformation; false alarm

1

rejuvenation; restoration of youth

1

to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large

1

Takeru

5

yes

2

to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light

1

defective item; defective product; defective merchandise

1

courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker

3

child's room; nursery

1