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to make a phone call; to answer the phone

1

spirit; heart; disposition

1

as soon as possible; ASAP

1

honorific affix; honorific prefix

1

easy; simple

1

Saitou

4

haricot; kidney bean

1

stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate

1

murder case

1

a matter for the police; a brush with the law

1

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes

2

cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous

4

to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided

1

to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official

1

offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

1

concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy

1

to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

1

to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain

1

still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...

1

investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry

3

decision; settlement; definition

2

alibi

1

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

1

present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

1

assumed name; alias

1

accommodation; lodging

1

statement; account (of something); declaration; allegation

1

very much; very many; more and more

1

influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible

2

after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present

1

second

2

lover; sweetheart; mistress

1

relative; relation

1

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

1

hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member

3

earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

1

expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

3

hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)

1

several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number

1

Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan

1

many; numerous; various; large number of

3

dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)

1

false evidence; perjury; false testimony

5

why; how

1

witness

1

for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

2

innocence; being not guilty

2

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

1

revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out

2

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

1