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detective

4

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

3

on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture

1

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

3

please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

1

great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

2

to chase; to run after; to pursue

1

look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!

6

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

3

sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar

2

uh-oh; oops; sorry

1

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

1

we; us

1

I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

2

only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)

1

disgusting; creepy

1

knowing; (an) acquaintance

1

immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

3

engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably

2

good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

2

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

2

unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold

2

start of work; commencement; opening

1

hey!; hey!

3

corridor; hallway; passageway

1

to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee

1

Hisako

2

children

2

than; from; out of; except; but; more

3

thank you

2

voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)

1

huge; big; gargantuan

1

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

1

handkerchief

1

thank you; thanks

3

to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

3

it may be because

1

wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention

1

class

2

person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person

1

ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage

4

headphone

4

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

3

greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge

1

even

2

far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

1

very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

2

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

1

strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

1

odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...

3