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written examination

2

nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish

1

to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour

2

to carry something into a place

1

ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right

1

crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid

4

apparently; appears to be

2

faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction

2

Nikkei (newspaper, share index)

1

pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy

1

both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other

1

lunch; midday meal

7

sparsely eating; having a small appetite

1

several times; several degrees

3

to bring back

2

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes

7

Japanese-style writing desk

1

equipment; provision

3

valuable article; valuables

3

recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances

3

to finish reading; to read through

1

to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of

2

standing in a row; forming a line; alignment

1

one way or the other; either way

2

you (plural); all of you; you all

4

employment of workers through (personal) connections; getting a job through one's personal connection

2

detestable; abhorrent; loathsome

2

physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search

2

humiliating

1

everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

9

scattered here and there; at intervals

2

apologetic

9

snot bubble

1

to jump up to one's feet

1

work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out

1

experimental; provisional

2

opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail

1

rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason

5

substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial

2

clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication

3

necessary information; required fields (e.g. in a form)

1

something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type

2

final part; last bit; end

1

green; wet behind the ears; immature; (lit.) smelling of milk

1

vigorous; healthy; sound

4

to suck; to lick

2

interview (with a doctor); history taking

9

prickly heat; heat rash; miliaria

2

within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption

1

medicine box

2