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conversation; discussion

1

many times

1

subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge

1

performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact

1

clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit

1

ability; capability; skill

1

remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively

1

syllogism

1

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

1

to bail out (water); to dip out; to ladle out; to start drawing (water)

1

cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision

1

bureaucratic

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unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen

2

to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

2

drama; play; Chinese opera

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devotion; attachment; infatuation

1

Pythagoras

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celestial sphere; the heavens

1

musical

1

like; as if; the same as

2

deductive reasoning; deduction

1

being orientated (towards); pointing (towards); directional (e.g. microphone); -oriented

2

classicism

3

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

1

law; jurisprudence

1

fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-

1

substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality

1

operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing

1

to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

1

uniformity; equality

1

arranging in order

2

favoritism; favouritism; partiality

1

to set up; to raise; to nominate; to choose as a representative; to push; to shove

1

aesthetic

1

(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

1

shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties

1

tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

1

consistency

1

to possess; to haunt

2

thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger

2

Confessions of a Mask (1949 novel by Yukio Mishima)

9

therefore; consequently

1

Shōwa period (1926-1989); Showa period

1

international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan

1

major incident; major happening; big scandal

2

Manchuria

1

accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency

1

study; learning; tutorial

8

elementary course

3