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right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon

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we

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pride; dignity; self-respect

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consideration; taking into account

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Oh well; yeah; good; OK

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capital city; metropolis

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large-scale

3

arrest; apprehension; capture

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prestige; dignity

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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

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private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular

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muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness

1

quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to

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(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption

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comprehensive; composite; all-embracing

1

income and expenditure

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minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)

1

... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...

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mobilization; mobilisation

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display

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brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows

1

to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple

1

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense

2

conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative

1

arrest warrant

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regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate

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hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)

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to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...

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judicial branch (of government); judicial organ

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evidence; exhibit

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precisely because

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Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)

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sphere; circle; range; category

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pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe

1

plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward

1

pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness

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influence; clout; leverage

1

girl friend; girlfriend

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tit for tat (verbally)

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unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

2

meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)

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to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

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seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock

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Chiba (city, prefecture)

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mainly; primarily

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to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

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please; I beg you; for mercy's sake

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one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism

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participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in

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