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news program; news programme

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to report; to inform; to repay; to return; to requite

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nephew

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father and mother; parents

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vista; background; perspective; distant view

2

cousin (male)

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some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit

1

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

1

competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants

1

popular school

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social; societal; societary

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hi!; yo!; hey man!; yessir!; understood!

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to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do

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(temporary) closure of school

4

Western painting; Western film; Western movie

1

delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in

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fake; something false; sham; deception

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having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

1

study; pursuit of knowledge

1

school friend

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as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

1

Japan

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union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)

1

cabinet ministers

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organizational capability; organisational capability

1

bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship

1

smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal

1

Japanese government

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central government ministries and agencies

1

antisocial; contrary to public order or morality; offensive; sociopathic; immoral; obscene

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thought; idea; ideology

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putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back

2

to fasten a lock

1

triumphant return; returning in triumph

1

remnants of a defeated army

2

trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts

1

one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer

1

superior officer

1

what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much

1

bitter enemy

2

to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects

1

ambitious; enterprising

1

heavy responsibility

2

receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)

1

to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on

2

silent prayer

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(conductor's) baton; stick; perforated baton; bâton de commandement; bâton percé

1

the first ...; primary

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to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other

1