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otter (Lutra lutra); Japanese river otter (Lutra lutra whiteleyi)

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boiling something whole (e.g. vegetable, fish); cooking something whole

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to set on fire; to ignite

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straw-thatched roof

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cowhide; oxhide

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cheap; inexpensive

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enterprise; business; company; corporation

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to demand money; to pester; to extort

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free alcohol; free liquor; free drinks

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dead drunk

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rivalry

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court (of law); courtroom

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measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

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murder case

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establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming

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Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata

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Shin'ichirō

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violent conduct; misconduct; dissipation; profligacy; debauchery

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concealment; suppression; hiding

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detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered

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apology

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by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)

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attendance

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slight yawn

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to collect; to solicit; to seek; to look for evidence; to check; to summon

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superior officer

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end; close; finish; end of play (in go)

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conclusion of trial (hearing)

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difference; disparity; gap

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defendant; the accused

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to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse

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having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal

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acquittal

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here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

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Sae

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guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation

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unavoidable; inevitable; beyond one's control

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enemy army

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purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

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one's last moments; death throes; agony of death

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to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books

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reporter; journalist

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source (for a news article, etc.)

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blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole

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producer; director

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chief; main; principal; important

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to find out the truth; to ascertain; to clarify; to confirm; to verify

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dinner

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alias; another name

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dauntless and decisive; with fortitude and resolution

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