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searching for someone; search for a missing person

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switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering

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operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing

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priority; preference; preferential right; right of way

1

access (to a place, esp. using public transport); access (to a website, data, etc.)

1

to catch one's attention

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taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes

1

clubroom

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out-of-school; off-campus

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having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling

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comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger

1

opposite side; opposition

1

storehouse; warehouse; godown

9

street; quarter; district; area

4

that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance

1

seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach

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both sides

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oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation

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equipment

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reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries

2

safe; vault; storage cabinet

1

along the road; at the side of the road

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to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die

1

use; service; purpose

1

not yet fixed; undecided; pending; TBD

1

before the gate; in front of the gate

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from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado

1

along the wall

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as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

1

to scoop up; to dip up

1

to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature

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to take someone's pulse

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haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion

2

at once; immediately; right now

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to soothe; to calm; to pacify

1

treatment (medical, cosmetic, massage, etc.); carrying out (therapy, hypnosis, etc.); practicing; surgical operation; procedure

1

means; way; method; measure

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waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser

1

pistol

4

to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim

2

automatic; automatic firearm; automatic transmission

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ejection (of spent shell casings)

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to tumble down; to roll down

1

oh!; oh?; my!

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to shout at

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container (e.g. shipping); skip

2

to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)

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kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points

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to fire into; to shoot into

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filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging

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