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it seems that; as if

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this time; now

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to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient

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110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan)

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flagrante delicto; caught red-handed

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foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation

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ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)

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Sano

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suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

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old woman; hag; bitch

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it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves

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malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back

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punishment; penalty

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Murai

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obedient; docile; quiet

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yikes; oops; eep; wow

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the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar

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the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig; hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight); north-northwest; tenth month of the lunar calendar

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recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

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rhinoceros

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field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness

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madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)

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other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but

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to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)

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cut end; edge (of a page, etc.); small amount; small quantity; beginning; clue

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bad debt; nonperforming loan

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until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

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to buy; to purchase

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dirty; vulgar; nasty

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to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on

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-ish; -like

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slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out

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island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

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to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

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feeling; sense; impression

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auntie; older woman

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back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer

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to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

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meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

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as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

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to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

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had better ...; had better not ...

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moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

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staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement

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particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

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towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

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olden days; former

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various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)

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abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

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to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

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