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past exam questions

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guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer

1

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

3

Lamaze technique

2

season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)

2

shorter way; shortcut

1

snow scene; snowscape; snowy landscape

2

leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage

1

sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive

1

running in; rushing into; last-minute rush

1

to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish

1

to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

1

to burst (open); to break; to split

1

to have a name entered in the family register

1

heat up

1

to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)

1

courage; nerve; grit

1

very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive

3

the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it

1

taking something as absolute truth; regarding something as absolute

2

birthday party

3

slow; sluggish; bushy (hair); thick; unfashionable; lacking style

1

coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding

1

influence (on someone); inspiration

1

marriage proposal from a woman to her male partner

1

birthday present

2

abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess

1

tendency to become totally absorbed in something; monomania; perfectionism; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders

1

exhibition; display; putting on show

2

imitation; fake; counterfeit; sham

2

conservative

1

with a (light) slapping sound

1

to have a cross to bear; to carry a heavy burden

1

gloomy (of a person); dark; cheerless

1

in terms of one's personality; personal; character (flaw, etc.)

1

tuition; school expenses

1

impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky

2

stamp; sticker (in messaging apps); (large) emoji

1

graduation ceremony; commencement

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empirically; from experience

1

to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)

1

gem; jewel; precious stone

2

to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

1

relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening

3

sense of balance

2

straw hat

1

hundred-yen store; dollar store

2

stomach; dietary needs

4

candle

1

land; shore

1