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opening ceremony (of the school term)

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white hair; grey hair; gray hair

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immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity

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to do in earnest; to concentrate on; to apply one's mind to

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patience; endurance; perseverance

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explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence

2

single; one; singular (number)

3

cannot possibly be

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educational; instructive

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in plain words; in plain terms; put simply

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to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling

2

inductive; recursive

1

right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages

1

not limited to; not just ...

2

pleasant feeling; good feeling

1

to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)

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counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.

2

shop selling Buddhist articles

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national road; national highway

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along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)

5

letter; note; book; writings; literary arts; learning

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bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building

1

groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)

2

declaration; statement

1

call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)

4

urgent; requiring quick (response)

2

what kind of; what sort of; what

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to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

2

this sort of; this type of

1

notice; notification

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broadcaster; announcer; radiocaster

1

falling down one after another (like dominoes); toppling shogi pieces (lined up in a row)

1

to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

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to need; to demand; to take; to require

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near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here

3

sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant

1

explanation; vindication

1

announcement calling for someone (e.g. "would XX please come to the ticket counter")

5

to work hard; to be diligent; to do one's best; to try one's hardest; to exert oneself

1

homeroom; form room; home run; human resources; HR; heart rate

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to amuse oneself; to make merry

4

smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious

1

one lump; one group

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conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliché

1

cinchona

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quinine

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raw materials; ingredient

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Japanese Language Council (dissolved in 2001)

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official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open

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present point (i.e. in history); at the present time

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