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international crime

3

syndicate

5

members; member; constituent

2

-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

2

East Asia

1

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

1

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

1

witnessing; observing; sighting

1

aim

2

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

3

only; merely; just; at most; no more than

4

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

3

to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

4

top-class

3

ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

1

commendation ceremony; award ceremony

1

bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)

4

terror; terrorism

2

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

7

to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble

1

to be similar to

1

anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

2

political organization; political organisation

1

crime; offence; offense

3

killing and wounding; bloodshed

4

related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned

4

military personnel; soldier

4

outsider; layman; amateur

1

specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying

4

acquaintance

1

Sayaka

4

daddy; father; husband

1

retiring from military service

1

transfer of permanent domicile (as recorded in the family register); transfer of school register

3

foreign affairs section

1

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

2

crime syndicate; criminal syndicate

2

being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

19

aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn

2

telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call

2

easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

7

disclosure; exposure; revelation

1

certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts

3

omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct

1

civil official

2

military officer; naval officer

1

usual state of things

1

intelligence agency

1

to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

1

external; foreign

1