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affidavit; deposition; testimony

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to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

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legal term; law term

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supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon

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mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit

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annotation; explanatory note; comment

2

nitrogen oxide; NOx

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the 10 precepts; Ten Commandments; Decalogue; Decalog

1

character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae

1

word game; wordplay; playing with words

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adult man

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to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence

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extension telephone

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paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living

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to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)

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inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

2

parka; anorak; light-weight polyester jacket

1

unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still

1

point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise

1

to be quick-witted; to be tactful; to be sensible

1

the real criminal; true culprit

1

give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose

1

to take revenge

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democratic government

2

slogan

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emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness

1

change again and again; seesaw back and forth; being in a state of flux; backtracking repeatedly

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interest; rights; concession

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to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out

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relations with women

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voting; poll

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democracy

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deep impression

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loyalty; faithfulness

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to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise

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Edo period (1603-1868)

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suggestion box; comment box; (arch.) complaints box placed in front of the supreme court (Edo period)

1

this occasion; at this time; now

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declaration of war; proclamation of war

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hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak

2

entrance hall

4

beach volleyball

1

mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event

2

meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview

4

resort

2

clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff

1

fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead

2

cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry

1

call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

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without an occupation; unemployed; jobless

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