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junior high school student; middle school pupil

3

acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning

2

peninsula; Korea

1

sixth year of elementary school; sixth year elementary school student

1

snow; snowfall

1

mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut

1

origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology

1

Kamakura shogunate (1185-1333)

1

deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score

3

soft and fluffy (e.g. hair)

1

often; frequently; now and then; occasionally

1

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

6

to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with

1

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

1

how; in what way; by what means

4

conclusion; decision; end; settlement

1

fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner

4

type B (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)

1

type A (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)

1

at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

11

suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily

2

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

2

to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)

2

athlete's oath of fair play

1

high-school baseball player

1

fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry

1

Ōnin War (1467-1477)

2

to learn; to study; to take lessons in

4

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

5

to have a discussion

1

healthy; sound; wholesome

4

to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on

1

to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)

5

to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)

1

word; word

1

to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through

1

agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning

5

few in number

1

in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale

3

Nagasaki Prefecture (Kyūshū)

1

Gotou Archipelago

1

authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

1

beach

2

to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply

2

thousand; 1,000

7

kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer

2

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

5

shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing

3

war criminal; person responsible for a team's defeat

2

instead; but (on the other hand)

1