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adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover

2

(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone

4

two

8

to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below

1

couple's ring; couple rings; pairing

8

fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart

2

with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of

1

one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair

1

being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together

1

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

1

all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext

1

mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control

1

crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be

1

easy; simple; plain

3

chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing

2

irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway

1

superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

5

assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant

4

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

1

to steal (from a person)

1

identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination

1

only; merely; but; no more than

1

Sun

1

self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin

3

almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion

3

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

1

judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal

1

hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

2

talent; ability

2

fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)

1

because of; owing to; due to

6

degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety

1

high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)

3

to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly

2

dowsing

6

pet; trumpet

1

lost article

2

sensation; great popularity; big stir; big splash

1

speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on

1

to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

1

by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

1

worship; adoration; admiration; cult

1

detective story

1

protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)

1

generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points

2

trespassing; intrusion

1

crime; offence; offense

1

imitation; sham; -like

1

front or rear of a palanquin (carried by two people); one of two people carrying a palanquin

1