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to get full marks

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

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deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score

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boxing

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to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)

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last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)

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study desk

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built-in; fixed; attached

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fashion magazine

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disorder; chaos; confusion

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bedmaking

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friend; acquaintance

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to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing

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to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet

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nostalgia

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original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator

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entreaty to a deity

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course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic

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main hall (of a Shinto shrine); main shrine; inner sanctuary

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Tendai sect (of Buddhism)

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great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)

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anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death

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high priest; highly ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning

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to pay respect (to)

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lost article

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pistol; handgun

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degeneration; retrogression; atrophy; regression (e.g. of society); deterioration; degeneration

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to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

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memorial service for the dead; holding a service

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to cook (esp. grains such as rice, by boiling); to finish cooking

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youthful; young; young-looking

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trampoline

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(not) altogether; (not) wholly

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course of a thrown ball; course of a hit ball (golf, tennis, etc.)

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glove (esp. in sports); mitt; globe

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triumphant look

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company name; name of a company

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to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

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large number of children (per family); bearing many children

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circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow

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leave it (to me)

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brandy glass

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illegal; illicit; unlawful

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than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except

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easy to read; legible; clear

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before use

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to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)

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pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)

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becoming stereotyped; becoming tedious; becoming repetitive; becoming routine; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum

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comfortable; pleasant

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