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awareness; realization

1

engine

1

thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery

1

appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent

1

rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles

2

theft; stealing; larceny

1

flagrante delicto; caught red-handed

1

police officer; policeman; constable

4

police inspector

1

just now; a moment ago; this very minute

1

wound; injury; accident; assault; inflicting bodily injury

1

other crimes; further offenses; further offences

1

settlement; solution; resolution

4

(one's parents') home

1

best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far

1

to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond

1

husband

2

to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover

1

shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream

1

to disappear; to vanish

2

at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

2

art; technique; means; way; trick; trap

1

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

1

self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness

1

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

12

very popular; highly favoured

2

announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows

5

private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)

2

since when; from when; how long

2

science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)

6

cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink

2

being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment

2

breathing; respiration

2

personal computer; PC

4

keyboard

1

one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)

1

fifty-fifty

1

catfight; fight between women

1

Japan's best; number one in Japan

1

circle and cross; right and wrong (answers); true-false

7

queen

1

leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host

2

answer; solution

1

laurels; garland

1

symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed

1

quiz

6

remote control

1

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

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malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality

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writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)

5