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court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand

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slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating

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going along with a joke, etc. at the beginning then pointing out its ridiculousness

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indecent assault; forcible indecency

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cutting tool; bit

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to put it in an extreme way; to put it in extreme terms

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white-naped crane (Grus vipio)

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lay judge (2005 reforms); citizen judge; juror

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second offense; second offence

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8000; eight thousand; many

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visitor's gallery; seats for the public

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prison sentence (without a stay of execution)

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witness stand; witness box

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paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex); compensated dating

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brand items; brand-name goods

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paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex); compensated dating

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thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting

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side dish

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sex crime

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other crimes; further offenses; further offences

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handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up

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big gamble; big plunge; big mountain

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to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself

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listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing

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the spirit of curiosity

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good evening

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public hearing; trial

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goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit

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bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example

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stay of execution; suspended sentence

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last-minute cancellation

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middle and high-school students

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habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity

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hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

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guidance; protective custody

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petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled

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splat!

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to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call

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hills and fields; countryside

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extreme masochist; very masochistic

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surface; appearances

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severe punishment; rigorous measures

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performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)

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email address

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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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admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment

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Mika

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destruction of evidence

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common saying; everyday talk; common parlance

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empathy

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