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going north

3

copper line; copper wire

2

stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow

1

irritation; annoyance; frustration

1

lack of evidence; insufficient evidence

1

that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

1

something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts

3

executable (e.g. executable file); capable of putting into practice

1

to make one's rounds; to patrol

1

August; eighth month of the lunar calendar

8

medium-sized enterprise (business, firm)

1

innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty

6

life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation

2

to be photographed; to be projected

6

the same age

5

sports-minded; sports-oriented

1

to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good

1

foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land

1

money-eating; expensive; extravagant

1

turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements

2

preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward

1

permit; license; licence

1

land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

14

city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

1

welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful

1

forced repatriation; deportation

2

immigration office

2

humane

1

public institution; public organization; official body

5

indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell

2

resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case

1

hindrance; obstacle; harm; bad effect; sickness

1

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

9

factory worker

20

company name; name of a company

2

affiliate company

2

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

3

to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)

1

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

1

someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person

2

close; intimate; on good terms

3

innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine

3

crime; sin; vice

2

everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation

1

one's home country; one's homeland

1

national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)

2

professional job; profession

1

good-natured

3

nursing (a patient)

3

embarrassing; awkward

1