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to compete with; to vie for

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teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder

4

command; lead; generalship; leadership

1

results; record; grades; marks

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teaching licence; teacher's license

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to sit for an examination

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special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

3

university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

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appointment (to an office); investiture; commission

1

present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing

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National Defense Academy (Japan); NDA

2

subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task

1

clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)

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to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

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enlistment

2

most numerous

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pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

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main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject

2

inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these

1

engine; agency; organisation; system; facility

2

public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant

1

criterion (criteria) for selection

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privileged path to high status (e.g. in business, education, etc.); fast track to success; road to success

1

sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)

1

(one's) life

2

tendency; trend; inclination

4

(army) military academy; Imperial Japanese Army Academy

2

naval academy

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military branch

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(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

4

order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence

1

seating order; precedence; ranking; rank; position

2

best

2

grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments

1

poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality

1

was

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large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

1

blunder; (careless) mistake; error

4

in company; among people; philtrum

1

rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts

1

considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty

6

bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

6

remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful

1

Kiska (island)

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to gain fame; to make one's name

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Kimura Masatomi (1891.12.6-1960.2.14)

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lieutenant general; vice-admiral

4

last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)

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military academy; service academy

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society; company; the public; the world

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