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tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

1

(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)

5

having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose

1

powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness

1

to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

2

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

9

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

2

perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime

1

public peace; public safety; public security; security police

2

security department (of a police force); security bureau; security division

1

mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to

2

to do

10

the same person

2

conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation

1

memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad

1

Kajirō

3

old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn

2

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

1

combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination

4

record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)

1

to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)

1

(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

20

Eastern Europe

2

missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

3

how old; what age

1

Berlin Wall

1

on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse

1

to stop communicating; to never be heard from again; to disappear; to go missing

1

and then; after that

10

Hong Kong

3

return; restoration

1

the preceding year; the previous year; last year

1

nineteen; 19

1

ozeki ranked wrestler unable to live up to the expectations of his rank

1

eight; 8

1

nine; 9

2

feeling; sense; impression

6

under investigation

1

to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)

1

big job; great task

1

to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)

1

grave; gravesite; tomb

1

eagle (Accipitridae family)

1

counter for birds or rabbits

1

translation into Japanese

1

before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

2

engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp

10

to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

1

at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

1