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imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective

2

fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale

1

in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless

3

to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

3

truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

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throughout; all through; right through

1

to be confused; to be baffled; to be dumbfounded; to be bewildered; (lit.) to be bewitched by a fox

1

police officer; policeman; constable

1

one after another; continuously; incessantly; in succession; by turns

1

sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)

1

being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank

2

to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire

2

producer (film, TV, etc.)

1

news

2

reporter; journalist

4

gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)

1

to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out

1

year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)

1

osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays

1

between times; when there's a spare moment

1

counselor; counsellor

2

to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson

1

tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle

1

reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph

1

new; fresh; novel

2

troublesome; annoying; complicated

1

to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down

1

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

2

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)

5

designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

2

accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable

2

case

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sure; yeah; I know

2

to ponder; to brood

2

to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one

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precognitive dream; foresight dream; prophetic dream

1

dream that comes true

1

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

2

agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning

3

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

1

sedan

2

slight fever

1

rest; relief; relaxation

1

(body) weight

1

to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate

1

laboratory; seminar room; professor's office

3

single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall

15

a period of two days

1

more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

2

notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)

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