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test period; exam period; examination time

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immediately following

3

to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)

1

skim reading; diagonal reading (e.g. as a simple code)

1

student in a higher grade; upperclassman

1

sense of liberation; feeling of freedom

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studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)

2

to survive; to live long

1

little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak

1

to come back

1

average mark; mean point

1

to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow

2

to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)

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test results

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rank; standing

1

bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki

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to put up (a notice); to post

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hearsay; rumor; grapevine

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to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant

1

throne

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usurpation

1

incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive

2

(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

3

to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival

3

superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic

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and; thereupon; because of that

2

the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

1

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

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energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy

2

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

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to manage something successfully; to be successful

2

to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

5

head-on collision

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like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul

2

to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

1

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

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they; them

4

light; faint; pale; fleeting

3

the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence

1

national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)

1

to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage

1

with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around

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bag; satchel; briefcase; basket

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to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

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academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school

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top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

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wish; desire; ambition

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one's duty; one's part

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to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out

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to get late; to advance; to wear on

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