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Umeoka

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lack of leadership (esp. of a teacher)

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sentence pattern

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straight line

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conjunctive form; continuative form; -masu stem of a Japanese verb

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tutor

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marker

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memorization power; ability to remember; (good) memory

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morning (person)

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passing university entrance exams in the last year of high school (instead of failing then taking gap year(s))

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home-schooling; studying at home

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negotiator

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Yurie

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knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things

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modifier

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Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)

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object

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negation; denial; negative

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influenza; flu

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to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep

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kendama; Japanese bilboquet (cup-and-ball game)

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rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof

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building time; construction period

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mock exam; practice exam; practice test

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bargaining ability; bargaining power; ability to negotiate

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reading comprehension; ability to read and understand

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to add (to); to add on; to append

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living with one's parents; living at home

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person who sets questions (for an exam or quiz)

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Halloween

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teacher's license (licence) (required to teach in preschool, elementary or secondary schools)

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passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

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contract employee

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paternity

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adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills

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training camp

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high school graduate

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pacing (e.g. in athletics, etc.); pacing oneself

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story of one's experiences

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examination (exam) questions; questions for an examination

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carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggybacking; (arch.) last; (arch.) end

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Imai

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employment examination

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woman of around thirty

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Instagram

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to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place

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feeling

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being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)

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foolhardy; reckless; fearless

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answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper

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