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adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach

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private university

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to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)

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Meiji period (1868-1912)

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establishment (of a business); founding

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false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym

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front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)

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controversialist; polemic; disputant

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dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion

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resentment

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strong person; the strong; the powerful

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hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation

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to consult a dictionary

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answer; solution

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highly selective university; university with high entry requirements; elite university

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marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles

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passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification

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web; World Wide Web

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talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip

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to attract interest; to capture attention

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humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts

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changing post (department, club, etc.)

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lukewarm; tepid; lenient

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national interests

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cultural

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reproduction

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to be at a loss for words

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(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much

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abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy

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wealthy people; the rich

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to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough

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inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance

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remarkable; striking; obvious

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ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)

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projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out

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looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit

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empathy

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antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis

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reconstruction; rebuilding; restructuring

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(political) power; authority; influence

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prevention; protection (against); precaution

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aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn

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a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather

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to smoke (e.g. a pipe); to puff (a cigarette); to burn (incense)

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distant place; faraway location; far away

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exemplary

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absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted

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to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly

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important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)

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fragment; scrap; piece; shred

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