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material witness; suspect

1

performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment

1

scandal

2

popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite

2

entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image

1

to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up

2

international; diplomatic intercourse

1

firm promise; definite promise

2

other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary

2

feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)

1

after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after

2

accommodation; lodging

2

meeting; reception

1

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

3

release; liberation; acquittal

1

central part; heart (of a city)

2

church; congregation

2

network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett

10

live broadcast (radio, TV); live coverage

1

wounded person; injured person

6

uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully

1

unprecedented; record-breaking

1

shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter

1

record company

1

person who has committed suicide

1

failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)

1

iron sand; magnetite sand

1

to draw in; to attract

2

Niigata (city, prefecture)

1

eyeshadow

2

transferring from one college (or one department) to another

1

to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)

1

secret; private; surreptitious

1

since one was born; (in) all one's life

2

countdown

4

tourist bus; sightseeing bus

5

declaration; proclamation; announcement

1

craving for the limelight

1

the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down

2

double murder

1

uniformity; integrity

1

sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen

1

unexpected; unforeseen

1

to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)

8

unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion

1

sense of balance

2

great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small

1

to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent

3

example; role model

1

width of a road

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