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to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled

3

kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool

1

violin

1

talent; ability

4

Wednesday

1

(private) part-time school for that prepares students for entrance examinations; cram school; prep school

1

pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment

9

Thursday

1

supplementary lessons

1

cram school; private tutoring school; juku

7

memorization; memorisation; learning by heart

2

(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry

1

(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)

1

typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model

2

you can do it if you try

1

parent and child meeting (with teacher for course, career guidance, etc.)

1

horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)

1

watering hole; watering place

1

to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away

1

to make (someone) drink; to force to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable

1

United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England

5

saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb

4

will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness

1

binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)

2

toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything

3

to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush

3

Friday

1

unique; original; individual; unusual

1

narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable

2

fishing rod

1

to go fishing

1

theory of education; view of education

1

effective; successful

1

monthly tuition fee

2

every week

2

Friday

1

trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

3

sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)

1

to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken

3

plants; vegetation

1

to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

1

Saturday

4

(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher

1

to show in; to usher in

3

learning; study

1

posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

2

to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

2

lawyer; attorney

1

cost; expense

1

plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation

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