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objective

2

prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier

1

to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

2

interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party

1

(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.

2

to stick to

1

to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

5

valuable article; valuables

3

making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold

3

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

2

to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

2

attendance

1

puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)

2

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

1

accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house

1

preface; introduction; preamble

1

best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest

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folder

1

to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge

1

lock

2

drawing and manual arts (school subject)

1

not the norm; foolish; stupid

2

Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

1

award of excellence; merit award

6

election; selection; choice

2

call; invitation

3

company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.

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cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)

3

appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom

1

unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom

2

but; however; provided that

6

superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article

3

(period of) one year

2

champ

1

disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding

1

front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)

1

sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful

1

to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

2

to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid

2

quantum

1

space; room; airspace

6

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

1

showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

4

absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

2

head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest

1

decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly

1

to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

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splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

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winning a prize or place (in a contest)

1

two things; two persons

1