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ancient writing (Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period); Chinese character script used before the Qin period

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

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cryptanalysis

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training; drill; practice; discipline

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blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank

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meaning; significance

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practicality; utility; usefulness

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presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not

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in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of

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various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)

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which; what (way)

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field; sphere; realm; division; branch

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aptitude; aptness; suitability

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direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim

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easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

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that's so, isn't it

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mathematician

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(computer) programmer

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ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished

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argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

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deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe

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consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced

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obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity

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equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around

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six; 6

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to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate

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before long; even now

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mother; wife

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to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

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tuition; school expenses

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to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of

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to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished

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one parent; single parent

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in those days

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more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

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entrance examination

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tuition fee; course fee

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to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

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difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

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to take a class

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was

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duty; obligation; responsibility

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to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)

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admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation

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above; more than

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to start forgetting

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to drop one's shoulders

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probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many

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almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion

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to whine; to make feeble complaints

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