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(police) detective; criminal matter

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lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)

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at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

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ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)

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why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

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such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

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person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

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indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

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police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)

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at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

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wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

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change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle

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indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

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indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

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what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

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indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

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question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

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indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

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to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

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you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

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to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

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the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

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but; however; although

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harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment

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huh?; what's up?

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police officer; policeman; policewoman

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face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour

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to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

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for this reason

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to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

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(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

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little by little

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to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

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to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

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good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

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hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo

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yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

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then; well; so; be; is

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this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

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to be needed; to be wanted

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right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

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like that; so

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with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

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to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

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although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

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Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern

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dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa

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something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

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to continue; to keep up; to keep on

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