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serious

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investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

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such; this sort of; like this

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time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

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first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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to get information; to find out; to get wind of

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getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)

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(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle

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settlement; solution; resolution

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let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

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concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

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to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run

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occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

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to happen to pass by

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to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer

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being startled

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to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

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business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

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sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

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a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily

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back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

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point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site

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serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

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now that you say that; now that you mention it

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how long; how far; how much

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fried cake of minced meat

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example; simile; metaphor; allegory

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character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

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selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases

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hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

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just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

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big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

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to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up

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to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

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ground; earth's surface

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to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

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no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

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if it's the case

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to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

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(some) more; even more; longer; further

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diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

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(a) few; some; several

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hint

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having no idea; having no clue

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whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

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testimony; (verbal) evidence

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to run off; to break into a run; to start running

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opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person

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stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm

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moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)

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