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indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)

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specimen; sample; object to be examined

1

talent; ability

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at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn

1

education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education

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at that time; in those days

2

how many years; how long; what year

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pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking

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promotion; raising of status

2

mystery; wonder

6

monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)

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distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)

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worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

2

regarding highly; attaching importance to

1

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

1

to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)

2

to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)

5

to make a fist; to clench one's fist

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to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

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consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp

1

to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep

3

impulse; impetus; urge

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to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

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semicircle

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to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

5

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

3

silver (color, colour)

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card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game

1

terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)

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key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

1

record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document

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(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam

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top floor

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rational; reasonable; logical

2

dividing into parts

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friend; acquaintance

2

right of way

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thought; consideration; thinking

5

to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from

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to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

2

surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

4

horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse

1

blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)

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head; brains; intellect; understanding

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to collect; to assemble; to gather

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support; backing; aid; assistance

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creation; Creation (by God)

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to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

2

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

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sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.

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