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crime syndicate; criminal syndicate

2

conspirators; faction; cabal; clique

1

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

2

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

5

Vair

1

wolf

1

to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about

1

outside the country; abroad

5

lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking

2

quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord

1

to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

2

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

1

under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification

1

to be able to conceal

2

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

5

seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

1

proud; arrogant; haughty

2

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

2

to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together

1

honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

2

really; truly

4

wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling

1

clear; distinct

1

personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis

1

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

1

by today; before the day is over

1

transfer; transport; transportation

1

raid; assault; attack

1

easy; simple; there's no way that ...

4

indirect

2

leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing

1

to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

4

scandal; impropriety; misconduct

1

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

3

large company; large enterprise; large corporation

1

apology press conference

1

contents of a document (esp. of a letter)

1

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

2

to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

1

liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point

2

to make a sound

1

vibration; vibrato; trill

1

hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense

2

sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)

4

horizon (related to land)

2

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

4

(air) temperature

1

rising; ascending; climbing

2

exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose

1

to be pressed (by urgent business); to be under great pressure (to act); to be under the gun

1