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Nanami

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grasping one's chopsticks the same way one might hold a walking stick (a breach of etiquette)

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Taniguchi

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Kiraku

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daddy's girl; daddy's boy

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working away from the office

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catching a cold

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Zuru

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estimated (probable) age (e.g. of victim)

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victim of crime

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front; forehead

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focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make

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police affairs; military police

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moth orchid (Phalaenopsis aphrodite)

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sponsors of rikishi or their stables

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shoe sore; foot blister (caused by shoes)

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Chinese restaurant

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written pledge; signed note of assurance; memorandum; legal instrument

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main line; trunk line

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early shift; morning shift; early arrival

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jostle; struggle; scuffle

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to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope

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god of a cooking stove

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digression; many divergences

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cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware

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strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)

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to have a name entered in the family register

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to affix a seal

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Imai

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lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person

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lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality

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alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.

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sweet flavour; sweet flavor; flattery; stupidity

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voice training; vocal exercises

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slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold

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nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son

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to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another

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electrical appliances; electric appliances

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to give a warning; to remind (a person) of

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to wipe the slate clean; to start anew

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Buddhist memorial service

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gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out

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how many months?; how long?

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unable to sleep well

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lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere

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old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots

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gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by

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let's do it; I (we) are going to do it

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empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)

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Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice

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