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the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible

2

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

1

cooperation; collaboration; help; support

1

please

1

sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head

1

clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)

2

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

1

to smile (at); to grin (at)

1

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

1

teacher and student

2

once again; yet again; (there you go) again

1

you bastard!; you son of a bitch!

1

to live fast (and recklessly)

1

extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)

1

expiration; termination

1

old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days

1

to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

1

personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups

1

before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously

2

candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)

1

leaving the nest; going out into the world; becoming independent

1

parent and child

2

seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

1

retirement

1

moment; brief space of time

1

title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank

2

to get a late start

2

student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker

3

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

1

examination war; fiercely competitive university entrance examinations

1

winner; victor; conqueror

1

next month

1

end of term

2

middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary

2

worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

2

fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory

2

results; record; grades; marks

2

to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal

1

otherwise; or else; if not

1

average; mean; balance; equilibrium

1

winter vacation; winter holidays

2

supplementary lessons

1

next year

1

taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)

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especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though

1

classmate

1

cram school; private tutoring school; juku

1

and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

2

(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher

1

to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

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