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multiple-choice question

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Fleming's rules (Fleming's left-hand rule and Fleming's right-hand rule)

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Umeoka

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bad at romance; awkward in relationships

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head; dome; bean; nob; noggin

1

Ivanov

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subjects of the examination

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red gate (esp. at Tokyo University)

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being born between January 1 and April 1 (school entrance date)

2

uniform velocity

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project leader

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Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI

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to make worse (e.g. disease); to aggravate; to complicate

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Japanese children's game; preliminary test to eliminate weak contenders

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Manami

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natural gas

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to pocket an insult; to choke back one's tears

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examinee's (seat) number

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admission ticket for an examination

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superstition; acting superstitiously (for good luck)

3

trading company employee

2

grated yam

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living with one's parents; living at home

1

reception

1

National Center Test for University Admissions

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remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard

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to have all the fun; to get the better part of the deal; to get the easy life

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important ceremonial occasions in family relationships

1

birthday

1

Kumiko

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presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness

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glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)

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overseas business trip

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nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)

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someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting

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chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken

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woman of around thirty

2

Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji

1

senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer

1

freelance

1

setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)

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cub

3

wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward

1

chow; three-in-a-row

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vital; lively; energetic; vital signs

1

dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat

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squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern

3

tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt

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price reduction; discount

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successful applicant

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