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Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)

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Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)

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number of persons; personnel

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opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

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murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

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to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright

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each other; one another

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to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)

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shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low

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to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

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if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

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you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

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war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset

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big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

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obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)

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affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella

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heinous

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suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption

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hope; wish; aspiration

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tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

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given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

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life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

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to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger

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utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil

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to spit out; to eject; to dump

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to finish; to graduate

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vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

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sign; signal; cue

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to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

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to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at

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to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

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-ish; -like

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to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager

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suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt

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to wait and see; to see how the land lies

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unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

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to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

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wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line

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bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

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cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine

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two; 2

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point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

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front; frontage; facade; main

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door; gate; opening; title page

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to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

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standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert

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to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

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impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag

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gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy

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container (e.g. shipping); skip

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