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investigator (usu. of criminal cases)

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who

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figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition

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always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

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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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reporter; journalist

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the person in question; the person themselves; said person

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confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation

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valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable

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direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

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missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

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yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

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business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

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

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next day

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Chiba (city, prefecture)

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to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

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sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging

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that's so, isn't it

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attendance; presence; appearance

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mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

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branch manager; manager of a branch office

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what

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use; utilization; utilisation; application

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familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)

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to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

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(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

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to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

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no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

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absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

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when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

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to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to

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going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another

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embezzlement

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this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

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notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card

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copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy

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same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

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handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph

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to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

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customer; client; patron

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tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

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to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

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concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

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to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

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end of the month

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10,000,000; ten million

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preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

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grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

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to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)

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