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this area; around here

2

army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group

4

person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff

1

working away from home

1

employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker

1

to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business

2

mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)

1

prostitution; prostitute

1

to hear a rumor; to get wind of

1

to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off

1

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

1

expression; phraseology

1

untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown

1

to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence

1

police officer; policeman; policewoman

1

missing person; runaway

1

corpse; dead person

1

traveller; traveler

1

passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary

1

investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

1

they; those guys

5

whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

4

living by oneself; living alone

2

lucky you

1

return; welcome home

2

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

2

here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

1

grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)

1

granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

1

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

1

refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing

1

slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

1

patty (e.g. beef)

4

younger sister

1

attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance

1

little girl

4

taste; liking; preference

2

at least

1

emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment

4

to slip into (a place) for the purposes of having sex (e.g. a lover's house, hotel, red light district); to shack up with; to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)

1

to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint

1

have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!

1

I see; that's right; indeed

5

conflagration; fire

2

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

1

handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler

1

I; me

4

trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession

1

to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

2

(some) more; even more; longer; further

4