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to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that

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(someone else's) daughter

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now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

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(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area

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precious metal

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store; shop; restaurant

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indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

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to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

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many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common

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recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

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scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

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but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

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to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

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offender; criminal; culprit

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that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you

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to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

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the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)

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to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous

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sailor suit; middy uniform

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figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition

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champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero

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as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

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Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)

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special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

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police investigator; investigator

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rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

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to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen

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to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

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jewelry store; jewellery store

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and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

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gem; jewel; precious stone

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glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

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huge; big; gargantuan

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it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

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yesterday

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large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

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bargain; bargain sale

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pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

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also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

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to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

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to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

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middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

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1,000,000,000; billion

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yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle

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Pidgeon; Pigeon

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blood; brad (nail)

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ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)

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as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

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this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent

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sale

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