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intentional; on purpose

1

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

1

to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

1

metropolitan; managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government

3

entrance examination

1

to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

6

final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination

1

next time (occasion)

5

work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique

5

to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge

3

to settle (a dispute)

1

rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)

1

amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover

1

(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)

1

appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion

4

prospects of victory; chances of success

1

person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff

1

rave reviews; extremely high praise

1

you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure

1

to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

1

participation; joining; entry; adherence

13

there being no use in arguing (about it)

1

copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy

1

yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle

1

dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened

1

concealment; suppression; hiding

1

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

2

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

2

to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

2

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

2

chocolate

3

normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type

2

to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

1

with these words; while saying

1

the second time

2

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

1

to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated

4

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

5

to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

2

new book; new publication

1

child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)

1

and; thereupon; because of that

1

three times

2

occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle

2

writing ability

2

to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over

3

like that; so

2

obligation chocolate; chocolate given by women to male colleagues, etc. out of obligation on Valentine's day

1

harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result

1

shut up!; be quiet!

1