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police officer; policeman; constable

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seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

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time; pause; space; room

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Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)

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field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness

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father

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to become hoarse; to become husky

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divine; godly

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

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to gain fame; to make one's name

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youngest child

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synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation

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literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts

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to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)

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junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

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national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)

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teacher; instructor

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second son

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seventy; 70

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old age; advanced age

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Jun'ichirō

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straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct

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unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

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secrecy; keeping secret

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to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct

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to miss a chance to do; to fail to do

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true character; true heart; true spirit

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to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

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area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

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suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

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to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge

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way of speaking; intimation

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(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently

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to hold one's breath

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for work; in a manner related to work

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to carry around; to carry on one's person

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something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

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large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance

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while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way

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wicked smile; evil grin; sinister laugh

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complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

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prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

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before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

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to hold the key (to)

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Boston bag; overnight bag; traveling bag (travelling)

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niece

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immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible

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hindrance; intrusion

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unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen

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