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to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

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hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction

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current; hip; trendy; fashionable; stylish

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ryokan; traditional Japanese inn

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within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area

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pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol

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pachinko prize exchange shop; shop where pachinko prizes are exchanged for money

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to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

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robbery; robbery case; burglary

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occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development

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already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably

2

to pass (of time); to elapse

2

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

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eyewitness testimony

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to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration

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however; but

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gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

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search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry

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to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate

1

golf

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machine tool

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business; trade; operations; sales

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perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly

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to be peevish; to sulk; to pout

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cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing

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proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper

2

good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman

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your husband; her husband

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(a) little; somewhat; somehow

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conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk

1

to be conspicuous; to stand out

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about this time; about now

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central government office; head office; this office

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to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)

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they; those guys; those fellows

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to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear

1

waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess

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(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually

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inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts)

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soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost

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force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

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that's the way it is; such is life

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to gain nothing; to be of no benefit; to be no use; to be unprofitable

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offender; criminal; culprit

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pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings

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to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

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injury; harm; danger

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not caring; not giving a damn

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to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...

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the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

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