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White Tiger (Taoist god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens

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December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

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to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart

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year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai

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New Year's party (held in the beginning of the year, i.e. usually in January)

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kickoff party; rally; pep party

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pink; erotic; blue; pornographic

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failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later

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student waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination

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repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year

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university graduate; having graduated from university

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having graduated from high school (as one's highest completed level of education); high school graduate

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systems-management

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examination (exam) questions; questions for an examination

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one school; the whole school; one proofreading; first proof

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outsourcing

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independent administrative institution; independent administrative agency

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to catch one's attention

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victim of crime

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utilization rate; capacity factor; utilization factor; coefficient of use

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public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus

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unsolvable

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prayer for success in an entrance exam

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suffrage; right to vote

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(eligible) voter; elector; holder of a right; rightsholder; bigwig; person with political clout

2

disparity between values of votes in different constituencies; measure of malapportionment of electorates

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vote for a losing candidate; wasted vote

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candidate (for an election)

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political party

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uniformly; evenly; equally; indiscriminately; across the board

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chain store; retail chain; restaurant chain

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all you can drink; bottomless cup

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commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane

4

oolong tea highball

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coming-of-age ceremony

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statute; law; act; ordinance; regulation

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spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl

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weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection

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restraining order

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Act for Controlling the Possession of Firearms or Swords and Other Such Weapons

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fluke; chance; pure luck

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legal guardians' association; parents' association (at a school); parent-teacher's meeting

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criminal case

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indigestion; dyspepsia; inability to understand; lacking comprehension; half-baked knowledge

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what time; (lit.) which hour

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entrance examination for selected candidates (who have been recommended to the university)

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prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract

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chief priest

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launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; end (of a project, theatrical run, etc.); close; party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.); wrap party

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ringtone

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