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aspect; phase; condition; modality

1

taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)

3

midterm (mid-semester) test or exam

1

commuting to work

1

baseball

1

soccer; (association) football; seersucker

2

figure skating

1

entertainer; performer; celebrity; entertainment personality

1

adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality

1

to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

1

movie theatre; movie theater; cinema

1

amusement park

1

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

2

self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline

1

downward spiral; negative spiral; vicious circle

1

public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus

2

way; method; means; (technical) specification

1

mobile phone; cell phone

4

holder

2

while in class

1

silent profile (in cell phones); silent mode; vibrate mode

1

teacher; instructor

4

single word; a few words; brief comment

1

life; living; livelihood; (one's) living

3

gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)

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camera

6

to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around

1

hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky

1

cause of death

2

to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of

2

brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend

2

human speech; human language; sound of people talking

2

from out of nowhere; from who knows where

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

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king

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to suit; to match; to become; to be like

2

basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)

2

Hyōgo Prefecture (Kinki area)

1

shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.

1

Buddhist nun; Catholic nun; sister; bitch; Amagasaki (city in Hyogo Prefecture); Amazon (online retailer)

1

small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland

1

chief; main; principal; major

1

main road; main thoroughfare; arterial road

1

detour; circumvention; turning movement

2

to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

1

as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment

1

survivor

2

of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless

1

saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)

1

guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement

2