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thank you; thanks

2

to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words

2

to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)

19

to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

3

brand-new article; new item

1

very small; tiny; insignificant

2

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

5

uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

4

laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow

1

to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)

5

suspicion; charge

1

the whole country

3

putting (a named suspect) on the wanted list

1

mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit

3

detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation

15

cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless

1

trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope

4

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

8

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

2

victim; injured party; sufferer

9

bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased

2

early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk

2

great; grand; extensive; large-scale

1

inaccurate; incorrect; inexact; imprecise

1

important witness; material witness; primary witness; prime suspect

2

father

2

Yutaka

7

(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future

1

3rd day of the month; three days

3

one's post; place of work; workplace

1

absence from work without permission

1

business trip; official trip

1

synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation

1

camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade

1

showy; loud; flashy; gaudy

2

looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)

1

traces; evidence

1

plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward

1

indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

1

state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances

3

to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below

1

order picking (taking goods from a warehouse to fulfil customer orders); lock picking; picking (a guitar, banjo, etc.)

1

trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence

2

to be found; to be discovered

6

to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate

8

to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up

1

habit; (social) custom; practice; convention

2

crime; criminal act; offence; offense

1

locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors

1

how; in what way; by what means

6