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chief (of police); head (of office)

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notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties

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unlocking

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cracker

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plosive sound

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release; liberation; acquittal

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police cell; place of detention; jail

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prisoner (of war)

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to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

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aloneness; loneliness; solitude

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fundamental; basic

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dignity; majesty; sanctity

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that; the matter in question

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to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request

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calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable

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to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline

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really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit

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one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance

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crime; criminal act; offence; offense

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declaration; statement; proclamation

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ignoring (one thing) for (another)

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tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement

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(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)

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then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case

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plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

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big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with

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anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

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serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

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to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask

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official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open

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by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)

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bang; whump; boom

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fax; facsimile; fax machine

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transmission; sending

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substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial

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to cut out; to clip from; to extract

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approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

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threat; menace; coercion; terrorism

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otherwise; if not; or else

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terrorist

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fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare

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to give birth to; to have a stomachache

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to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

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to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

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to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened

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mistake; blunder; slipup

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role of the villain; the bad guy

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useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

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persuasion

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to grumble; to make difficulties

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