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reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)

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change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)

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humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts

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the sciences; STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)

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faculty (of a university); school; college; department

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changing lanes; lane change; change of course; changing one's field of study

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university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

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within the prefecture

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the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous

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barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock

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national university

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

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mock exam; practice exam; practice test

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judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication

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national; founded and run by the central government

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minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole

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help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

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Nagoya (city)

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hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation

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subject (of study); course of study; department (of a university)

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private (establishment)

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absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively

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reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about

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to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

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spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence

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route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)

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separate; respective; different

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to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden

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to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown

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direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

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first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant

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to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted

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very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour

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opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

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to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

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desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application

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to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid

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to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

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query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

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way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)

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now; nowadays

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anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

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collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict

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ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf

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to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour

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the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected

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was

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common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide

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some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort

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have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary

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