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Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police

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son; penis

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former imperial university

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faculty of law; school of law; college of law

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results; record; grades; marks

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flourish of trumpets; fanfare

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Toranomon

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service; duty; work

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career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)

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bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy

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to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord

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taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration

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using one's own judgement; making up one's own mind; judging for oneself

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it may be because

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shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes

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nickname

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Ōoka Echizen (televised period drama; 1970-1999)

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just person; man of justice; righteous person; upright person

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on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time

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to irritate; to offend; to provoke; to get on one's nerves

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or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

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to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)

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one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section

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imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

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which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow

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sly; cunning; crafty

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to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute

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to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away

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rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous

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to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)

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success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

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unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha

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in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious

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... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...

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to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out

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under a railway (oft. of shops, bars, etc.); under the tracks; under a railroad overpass

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(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton

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trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family

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to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail

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virtue; charm; merit; good point

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fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade

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at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

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to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)

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worst; worst-case (scenario)

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hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation

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gulpingly; in one gulp

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to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

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searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something

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bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy

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to play a leading role; to play a central part

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