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rate of advancement to the next higher level of education

1

notice; notification; report; notification (on a smartphone, PC, etc.)

1

casual speech; peer language; informal language

4

hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship

3

third person

1

to speak with an accent; to mispronounce; to be corrupted (of word)

5

alliance; union; league

2

what is colloquially called; what is commonly referred to as; what is popularly known as; so-called

1

accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation

3

once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime

2

crying in sympathy; infectious crying

1

truth; reality

3

being shot; being bombed

1

standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese

1

going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo

1

person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick

1

private funds; own funds; private property

1

ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy

1

temple; monk

1

pleasure trip; company (office) trip

1

nervous

2

to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)

2

land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

2

experienced; veteran; skilled; expert

1

center back (soccer); centre back

1

ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)

5

edge; brink; verge; time; moment of

1

slang

1

illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure

1

pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes

1

eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo

1

after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably

1

mock exam; practice exam; practice test

1

lord of a manor; estate steward

1

thoughts; thinking

2

wish; desire; ambition; choice

2

pulp fiction; dime novel; akahon; university entrance exam workbook (published by Kyōgakusha); storybook (with red cover, Edo period); Red Guide (Michelin)

1

pen

32

to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)

5

can't go on like this; can't stand it anymore; can't take it any longer

1

divining sticks; counting; calculation

2

short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability

1

to peel; to skin; to pare

1

redoing; doing over again

1

good grief

4

to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself

1

to look stern

1

ascending and descending; going up and down

1

to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)

1

home cooking

1