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I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

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(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit

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repeatedly

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threat; menace; coercion; terrorism

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miser; niggard; cheapskate

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false charge

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to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry

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to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap

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always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

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credit purchase

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missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

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accidental death

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to be subject to punishment; to be punished

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slave; servant; slavery

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abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty

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opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

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slaughter; massacre

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pitch black

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to look down on; to condescend

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to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle

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to survive; to live long

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lawsuit; complaint

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insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence

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line

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being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about

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to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes

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double

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this evening; tonight

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favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right

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bedtime

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whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

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to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

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dungeon

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class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy

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remains; corpse; (dead) body

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deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo

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parents and siblings; one's relatives

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eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

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to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge

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to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered

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peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity

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jealousy; envy

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future (usually near); prospects

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disloyal retainer; treacherous subject

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punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding

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handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering

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liquid metal

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secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent

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exceedingly; extremely; decisively

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to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)

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