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13

10

11

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12

11

PRESSURE

LOVE

push - overwhelm - oppress - dominate

. . . .
( ) - stress
( ) - overwhelming
( ) - overwhelm

affection - favorite

. . . .
( ) - to love
( ) - love
( ) - love

RANK

PLAN

grade - throne - crown - about - some

( ) - unit
( ) - superior (rank not class)
( ) - first place

suggestion - draft - ponder - fear - proposition -

( ) - bill (law)
( ) - proposal
( ) - rejected bill (project)

ADMIRABLE

RELIANT

greatness - remarkable - conceited - famous -

.
( ) - greatness
( ) - great
( ) - great enterprise

depend on - consequently - therefore - due to

.
( ) - request
( ) - still
( ) - dependence

COMMITTEE

SURROUND

entrust to - leave to - devote - discard

.
( ) - committee chairman
( ) - committee
( ) - committee member

besiege - store - paling - enclosure - encircle -

. . .
( ) - atmosphere (e.g., musical)
( ) - extent
( ) - surroundings

UNCOMMON

EASY

queerness - strangeness - wonderful - curious -

.
( ) - to differ
( ) - strangeness
( ) - exception

ready to - simple - fortune-telling - divination

. .
( ) - trade (foreign)
( ) - easy
( ) - easy

STOMACH

SHIFT

paunch - crop - craw

move - change - drift - catch (cold, fire) -

. .
( ) - transplanting
( ) - removal
( ) - moving

( ) - stomach
( ) - stomach
( ) - gastritis

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13

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DIFFERENCE

GARMENT

differ

. . .
( ) - to differ
( ) - violation (of law)
( ) - difference

clothes - dressing

-
( ) - clothing
( ) - clothing
( ) - clothes

BRING UP

RANGE

grow up - raise - rear

. . . .
( ) - training
( ) - to raise
( ) - physical education

region - limits - stage - level

( ) - area
( ) - limits
( ) - wide area

CAUSE

STAMP

factor - be associated with - depend on -

. .
( ) - cause
( ) - main cause
( ) - cause of death

seal - mark - imprint - symbol - emblem -

- .
( ) - signature
( ) - impression
( ) - printing

FEATHERS

EAVES

counter for birds, rabbits

( ) - feather
( ) - feathers
( ) - panel

roof - house - heaven

( ) - universe
( ) - microcosmos
( ) - macrocosmos

OCCUPATION

CLOUD

camp - perform - build - conduct (business)

. .
( ) - management
( ) - business
( ) - management

-
( ) - dark clouds
( ) - weather
( ) - blue sky

ETERNITY

FLOURISH

long - lengthy

.
( ) - permanent residence
( ) - eternity
( ) - eternity

prosperity - honor - glory - splendor

. . - . .
( ) - nutrition
( ) - prospering
( ) - glory

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14

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POINTED

SWIM

sharpness - edge - weapon - sharp - violent

.
( ) - pointed
( ) - freshly picked
( ) - radical

.
( ) - swimming
( ) - to swim
( ) - swimming race

SURPASS

FLUID

cross over - move to - exceed - Vietnam

. - . - . . - .
( ) - to cross over
( ) - to cross over (e.g., mountain)
( ) - Mitsukoshi (department store)

liquid - juice - sap - secretion

( ) - blood
( ) - liquid crystal
( ) - liquid

PROLONG

PARK

stretching

. . . .
( ) - extension
( ) - postponement
( ) - futures

garden - yard - farm

( ) - park
( ) - academy
( ) - kindergarten

SMOKE

PERFORMANCE
act - play - render - stage

. .
( ) - smoking
( ) - No Smoking!
( ) - black smoke

( ) - speech
( ) - lecture
( ) - performance

DIRTY

SALT

pollute - disgrace - rape - defile

. . .
( ) - pollution
( ) - corruption
( ) - uncleanness

( ) - chlorine (Cl)
( ) - salt
( ) - chloride

HEART

CENTER

interior

.
( ) - depth
( ) - remote mountain
( ) - profound

middle

( ) - center
( ) - mid-year
( ) - epicenter (of an earthquake)

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15

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PUSH

APPLY

stop - check - subdue - attach - seize - weight -

. . - . - .
( ) - to push
( ) - seizure
( ) - push

answer - yes - OK - reply - accept

-
. .
( ) - interaction
( ) - to respond
( ) - reaction

EUROPE

SIDEWAYS

. .
( ) - Europe
( ) - Eastern Europe
( ) - Western Europe

side - horizontal - width - woof

( ) - Yokohama (city)
( ) - yokozuna (sumo grand champion)
( ) - crossing

YELLOW

KING
rule - magnate
-

( ) - gold
( ) - yellow
( ) - sulfur (S)

( ) - king
( ) - queen
( ) - king

WARM

HUNDRED MILLION
10**8

. . .
( ) - atmospheric temperature
( ) - spa
( ) - warmth

( ) - millions and millions

( ) - troublesome
( ) - the people

SHAM

CHANGE

temporary - interim - assumed (name) - informal

( ) - temporarily
( ) - temporary name
( ) - temporary

take the form of - influence - enchant - delude -

. . . .
( ) - culture
( ) - strengthen
( ) - change

ADD

VALUE

addition - increase - join - include - Canada

. .
( ) - participation
( ) - to append
( ) - participation

price

( ) - price
( ) - valuation
( ) - stock prices

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12

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DEPARTMENT

CAN

course - section

( ) - science
( ) - textbook
( ) - study subject

passable - mustn't - should not - do not

- . - .
( ) - potentiality
( ) - possible
( ) - permission

RIVER

FRUIT

( ) - rivers
( ) - Hanoi
( ) - mouth of river

reward - carry out - achieve - complete - end -

. . - . .
( ) - result
( ) - effect
( ) - to accomplish

CANDY

BAGGAGE

cakes - fruit

( ) - pastry
( ) - Japanese confectionery
( ) - cheap sweets

shoulder-pole load - bear (a burden) -

( ) - shipping
( ) - luggage
( ) - collection of cargo

FREIGHT

CHAPTER

goods - property

( ) - currency
( ) - store
( ) - foreign currency

lesson - section - department - division -

JAMMED IN

OVERDO

shellfish - mediate - concern oneself with

( ) - introduction
( ) - intervention
( ) - agency

exceed - go beyond - error

. - . - . .
( ) - the past
( ) - to pass through
( ) - process

CHEERFUL

UNRAVEL

pleasant - agreeable - comfortable

.
( ) - sweeping victory
( ) - pleasant
( ) - clarion

notes - key - explanation - understanding - untie -

. . . .
( ) - settlement
( ) - understanding
( ) - breakup

( ) - subject
( ) - section manager
( ) - taxation

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CONTRAPTION

REFORMATION

fetter - machine - instrument

( ) - machine
( ) - mechanization
( ) - machine

change - modify - mend - renew - examine - inspect -

. .
( ) - reform
( ) - revision
( ) - betterment

ALL

ASHES

everything

( ) - all
( ) - everyone
( ) - nothing

puckery juice - cremate

( ) - grey
( ) - volcanic ash
( ) - ashtray

STOREY

PICTURE

stair - counter for stories of a building

( ) - stairs
( ) - second floor
( ) - one floor

drawing - painting - sketch

( ) - picture
( ) - picture book
( ) - colors

HARM

SHELLFISH

injury

( ) - damage
( ) - obstacle
( ) - damage

( ) - shell heap
( ) - shell
( ) - snail

BROADEN

EACH

extend - expand - enlarge

. . .
( ) - magnification
( ) - scattering
( ) - expansion

every - either

( ) - individual
( ) - everyone
( ) - each

ASSURANCE

STATUS

firm - tight - hard - solid - confirm - clear -

. .
( ) - affirmation
( ) - guarantee
( ) - clear

rank - capacity - character - case (law, grammar)

( ) - price
( ) - full-blown
( ) - qualifications

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ANGLE

MEMORIZE

corner - square - horn - antlers

( ) - many-sided
( ) - corner
( ) - angle

learn - remember - awake - sober up

. . . .
( ) - sense
( ) - to remember
( ) - detection

LEATHER

CONTRAST

become serious - skin - hide - pelt

( ) - reform
( ) - revolution
( ) - change

compare

.
( ) - comparison
( ) - comparative
( ) - range

PROPORTION

FOREHEAD

comparatively - divide - cut - separate - split

. . . .
( ) - part
( ) - rate
( ) - partition

tablet - plaque - framed picture - sum - amount -

( ) - sum total
( ) - amount of money
( ) - great sum

DROUGHT

LIVELY

dry - dessicate - drink up - heaven - emperor

. . . .
( ) - dry
( ) - to get dry
( ) - toast

resuscitation - being helped - living

. . .
( ) - action
( ) - living
( ) - activity (esp. energetic)

SCROLL

PUBLISH

volume - book - part - roll up - wind up - tie -

. .
( ) - to wind
( ) - to whirl
( ) - roll (e.g., of cloth)

carve - engrave

( ) - published weekly
( ) - publication
( ) - launching (e.g., newspaper)

BUREAUCRAT

PERFECT

the government

completion - end

( ) - official residence
( ) - vice-minister
( ) - bureaucrat

( ) - perfection
( ) - complete
( ) - going the whole distance

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EMOTION

DRY

feeling - sensation

( ) - to feel
( ) - infection
( ) - feeling

parch

. . - - . .
( ) - interference
( ) - some
( ) - to air

INTERCHANGE

ACCUSTOMED

period - change - convert - replace - renew

. - . .
( ) - convert
( ) - exchange
( ) - realize

get used to - become experienced

. .
( ) - to grow accustomed (to)
( ) - custom
( ) - customary practice

RING

SWEAT

circle - link - wheel

( ) - environment
( ) - circulation
( ) - vicious circle

perspire

( ) - cold sweat
( ) - dripping with sweat
( ) - to be sweaty

WATCH OVER

SWEET

see

.
( ) - nurse
( ) - sign
( ) - nursing

coax - pamper - be content - sugary

. . .
( ) - sweet
( ) - depending on other's kindness
( ) - sweetness

SIMPLICITY

PIPE

brevity

( ) - simple
( ) - letter
( ) - simplicity

tube - wind instrument - drunken talk

( ) - control
( ) - charge
( ) - management

CONNECTION

OUTLOOK

barrier - gateway - involve - concerning

- .
( ) - relation
( ) - mechanism
( ) - authorized people

look - appearance - condition - view

. .
( ) - sightseeing
( ) - observation
( ) - audience

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11

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INCLUDE

ROUND

bear in mind - understand - cherish

. .
( ) - to include
( ) - to contain
( ) - implication

full - month - perfection - -ship - pills -

. .
( ) - round
( ) - close clipping
( ) - log

BOULDER

BEACH

rock - cliff

( ) - lava
( ) - among rocks
( ) - monolith

( ) - gulf coast
( ) - coast
( ) - coast

DANGEROUS

PETITION

fear - uneasy

. . .
( ) - crisis
( ) - danger
( ) - dangerous

request - vow - wish - hope

. -
( ) - to desire
( ) - desire
( ) - aspiration

UTENSIL

REJOICE

vessel - receptacle - implement - instrument -

( ) - weapon
( ) - nuclear weapons
( ) - machinery and tools

take pleasure in

. .
( ) - to be delighted
( ) - joy
( ) - comedy

DRAW NEAR

FUNDAMENTALS

stop in - bring near - gather - collect - send -

. - . .
( ) - to come near
( ) - contribution
( ) - old people

radical (chem) - counter for machines - foundation

( ) - foundation
( ) - standard
( ) - to be grounded on

DESK

HOPE

table

beg - request - pray - beseech - Greece -

( ) - hope
( ) - thin (e.g., air)
( ) - scarce

( ) - on the desk
( ) - near a desk

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MECHANISM

PERIOD

opportunity - occasion - machine - airplane

( ) - mechanism
( ) - crisis
( ) - mechanism

time - date - term

( ) - expectation
( ) - time
( ) - period

SEASONS

PRAY

( ) - season
( ) - winter
( ) - four seasons

wish

.
( ) - to pray
( ) - prayer
( ) - prayer

SCRIBE

STANDARD

account - narrative

.
( ) - reporter
( ) - record
( ) - article

measure

( ) - regulation
( ) - scale
( ) - regulation

DOUBT

SKILL

distrust - be suspicious - question

.
( ) - suspect (person)
( ) - doubt
( ) - doubt

art - craft - ability - feat - performance -

( ) - art
( ) - game
( ) - acting

CONSUME

DELIBERATION

eat - drink - smoke - receive (a blow)

.
( ) - smoking
( ) - to eat
( ) - coffee lounge

consultation - debate - consideration

GUEST

PACKED

visitor - customer - client

close - pressed - reprove - rebuke - blame

. . - . . .
( ) - to stuff into
( ) - stuffing
( ) - final scene

( ) - passenger
( ) - audience
( ) - customer

( ) - meeting
( ) - conference
( ) - deliberation

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LONG TIME

INVERTED

old story

.
( ) - long time
( ) - eternity
( ) - permanent

reverse - opposite - wicked

. .
( ) - change
( ) - head wind
( ) - adverse

SALVATION

SUCK

save - help - rescue - reclaim

.
( ) - relief
( ) - relief
( ) - to rescue from

imbibe - inhale - sip

.
( ) - breath
( ) - absorption
( ) - to smoke

CRY

REQUEST

weep - moan

.
( ) - to cry
( ) - weeping
( ) - to make someone cry

want - wish for - require - demand

.
( ) - to seek
( ) - demand
( ) - claim

CLASS

BALL

rank - grade

( ) - high class
( ) - class
( ) - classmate

sphere

( ) - baseball
( ) - the earth
( ) - pitching

OLD TIMES

SALARY

old things - old friend - former - ex

.
( ) - restoration
( ) - new and old
( ) - old system

wage - gift - allow - grant - bestow on

. . - .
( ) - supply
( ) - provision
( ) - pay

GIGANTIC

RESIDE

big - large - great

to be - exist - live with

. - .
( ) - play
( ) - residence
( ) - moving into (house)

( ) - giant
( ) - great sum
( ) - huge

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FISHING

PERMIT

fishery

.
( ) - fishing (industry)
( ) - fishing boat
( ) - fishery cooperative

approve

.
( ) - to permit
( ) - permission
( ) - license

EMULATE

SUBMIT

compete with - bid - sell at auction - bout -

. . .
( ) - competition
( ) - game
( ) - horse racing

offer - present - serve (meal) - accompany

. -
( ) - child
( ) - offer
( ) - supply

CO-

TOGETHER

cooperation

( ) - cooperation
( ) - conference
( ) - association

both - neither - all - and - alike - with

. -
( ) - doing together (as equals)
( ) - republic
( ) - Communist Party

BOUNDARY

SHOUT

border - region

( ) - environment
( ) - national border
( ) - mental state

exclaim - yell

.
( ) - to shout
( ) - shout
( ) - exclamation

PINCH

FEAR

between

. . .
( ) - to insert
( ) - to get between
( ) - rundown

dread - awe

. . .
( ) - fear
( ) - to fear
( ) - fear

CONDITION

BRIDGE

situation

. .
( ) - recession
( ) - market conditions
( ) - success

( ) - wooden bridge (with planks)

( ) - pontoon bridge
( ) - stone bridge

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BOSOM

CRAMPED

breast - chest - heart - feelings

( ) - courage
( ) - chest
( ) - one's heart

narrow - contract - tight

. . .
( ) - narrow
( ) - to narrow
( ) - heart attack

BEND

BUREAU

music - melody - composition - pleasure -

. .
( ) - composition
( ) - concerto
( ) - symphony

board - office - affair - conclusion - court lady -

( ) - authorities
( ) - secretariat
( ) - bureau director

JEWEL

POLES

ball

- -
( ) - Saitama (city)
( ) - eyeball
( ) - substitute

settlement - conclusion - end - highest rank -

. . .
( ) - assertive
( ) - exceedingly
( ) - positive

LEVEL

DILIGENCE

average

.
( ) - average
( ) - imbalance
( ) - equilibrium

become employed - serve

. - . .
( ) - service
( ) - to work (for)
( ) - commuting to work

SUFFERING

PROHIBITION

trial - worry - hardship - feel bitter - scowl

. - . .
( ) - painful
( ) - troubles
( ) - to suffer

ban - forbid

( ) - prohibition
( ) - to prohibit
( ) - lifting a ban

ACCIDENTALLY

TOOL

even number - couple - man & wife - same kind

( ) - chance
( ) - spouse
( ) - sudden outbreak

utensil - means - possess - ingredients -

. .
( ) - concrete
( ) - concrete
( ) - condition

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DIG

CORNER

delve - excavate

.
( ) - excavation
( ) - to dig
( ) - digging out

nook

( ) - corner
( ) - nooks
( ) - corner

OLD BOY

SHOES

name-suffix

-
( ) - Imperial reign
( ) - reigning
( ) - Gentlemen!

( ) - socks
( ) - leather boots
( ) - leather shoes

FLOCK

INSTRUCTION

group - crowd - herd - swarm - cluster

. . .
( ) - preeminence
( ) - group
( ) - syndrome

Japanese character reading - explanation - read

. . .
( ) - practice
( ) - lesson
( ) - instruction

PERSON IN CHARGE

ARMY

connection - duty - concern oneself

. - .
( ) - relation
( ) - authorized people
( ) - unrelated

force - troops - war - battle

( ) - military affairs
( ) - disarmament
( ) - navy

MOULD

LEAN

type - model

-
( ) - large
( ) - small size
( ) - new style

incline - tilt - trend - wane - sink - ruin - bias

. . .
( ) - tendency
( ) - to incline
( ) - to incline toward

FAVOR

SHAPE

blessing - grace - kindness

. .
( ) - wisdom
( ) - grace
( ) - most favored nation

form - style

-
( ) - formation
( ) - mountain-shaped
( ) - doll

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SCENERY

AWE

view

( ) - condition
( ) - background
( ) - scenery

respect - honor - revere

.
( ) - title of honor
( ) - respect
( ) - respect

ADMONISH

SUTRA

commandment

.
( ) - police
( ) - prefectural police
( ) - vigilance

longitude - pass thru - expire - warp

. . .
( ) - economics
( ) - management
( ) - experience

WELCOME

TECHNIQUE

meet - greet

.
( ) - to go out to meet
( ) - welcome
( ) - reception hall

art - craft - performance - acting - trick - stunt

.
( ) - art
( ) - public entertainment
( ) - literature

LACK

DRAMA

gap - fail - yawning radical (no. 76)

. .
( ) - to lack
( ) - indispensable
( ) - to be chipped

play

( ) - theater
( ) - drama
( ) - troupe

TIE

DECIDE

bind - contract - join - organize - do up hair -

. . .
( ) - result
( ) - marriage
( ) - formation

fix - agree upon - appoint

. - . . .
( ) - to decide
( ) - decision
( ) - settlement

AFFAIR

BLOOD

case - matter - item

( ) - event
( ) - condition
( ) - number (of things)

( ) - blood
( ) - bleeding
( ) - bloodshed

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TICKET

HEALTHY

( ) - securities
( ) - bond
( ) - stock certificate

health - strength - persistence

.
( ) - health
( ) - health preservation
( ) - health

AUTHORITY

EXAMINATION

power - rights

.
( ) - administration
( ) - championship
( ) - human rights

investigate

.
( ) - consideration
( ) - inspection (e.g., customs, factory)
( ) - District Public Prosecutor's Office

INTELLIGENT

SHOULDER

wise - wisdom - cleverness

.
( ) - Samantabhadra (bodhisattva)
( ) - wise man
( ) - wisdom

( ) - title
( ) - support
( ) - shoulders

PRECIPITOUS

FLATS

inaccessible place - impregnable position -

.
( ) - danger
( ) - insurance
( ) - risk

counter for houses - eaves

( ) - row of houses
( ) - edge of the eaves
( ) - detached house

DWINDLE

MEADOW

decrease - reduce - decline - curtail - get hungry

. .
( ) - cut
( ) - tax reduction
( ) - to decrease (in size or number)

original - primitive - field - plain - prairie -

( ) - cause
( ) - principle
( ) - atomic energy

LIMIT

PRESENT

restrict - to best of ability

. . - .
( ) - limit
( ) - to restrict
( ) - restriction

existing - actual

. .
( ) - now
( ) - expression
( ) - actual spot

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CALL

INDIVIDUAL

call out to - invite

.
( ) - to call out (to)
( ) - breath
( ) - hailing each other

counter for articles

( ) - individual
( ) - particular case
( ) - individuality

WAREHOUSE

HARDEN

storehouse

( ) - library
( ) - inventory
( ) - storehouse

set - clot - curdle

. . .
( ) - to harden
( ) - to harden
( ) - fixation

HAPPENSTANCE

DOOR

especially - intentionally - reason - cause -

.
( ) - accident
( ) - break-down
( ) - home town

counter for houses - door radical (no. 63)

( ) - Kobe (port city near Osaka)

( ) - old name of Tokyo
( ) - Edo River

LAKE

WITHER

( ) - lake shore
( ) - lakes and marshes
( ) - lake shore

die - dry up - be seasoned

. .
( ) - to wither (of a plant)
( ) - drying up
( ) - dead leaf

MUTUALLY

EMPLOY

reciprocally - together

. .
( ) - mutual
( ) - mutual
( ) - mutually

hire

.
( ) - employment (long term)
( ) - discharge
( ) - to employ

MISTAKE

HONORABLE

err - do wrong - mislead

. - .
( ) - misunderstanding
( ) - to make a mistake
( ) - error

manipulate - govern

- - ( ) - defense
( ) - control
( ) - old imperial palace

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CLIMATE

MINGLE

season - weather

( ) - candidate
( ) - announcing candidacy
( ) - climate

mixing - association - coming & going

. . . .
( ) - negotiations
( ) - diplomacy
( ) - exchange

MERIT

PUBLIC

efficacy - efficiency - benefit

. .
( ) - effect
( ) - validity
( ) - efficiency

prince - official - governmental

( ) - open to the public

( ) - park
( ) - public

YONDER

THICK

facing - beyond - confront - defy - tend toward -

. . - . . - .
( ) - to turn towards
( ) - intended for ...
( ) - direction

heavy - rich - kind - cordial - brazen - shameless

.
( ) - thick
( ) - Welfare Minister
( ) - thickness

EASE

HAPPINESS

peace

( ) - health
( ) - lull
( ) - poor health

blessing - fortune

. .
( ) - happiness
( ) - unhappiness
( ) - happiness

POSTURE

GROW LATE

build - pretend

. .
( ) - mechanism
( ) - structure
( ) - plan

night watch - sit up late - of course

. . .
( ) - change
( ) - renewal
( ) - change

STIFF

HARBOR

hard

.
( ) - firm
( ) - hard
( ) - tough elements

( ) - airport
( ) - Hong Kong (China)
( ) - open port

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TILL

CRIMSON

plow - cultivate

.
( ) - cultivation
( ) - to till
( ) - farming

deep red

.
( ) - red and white
( ) - black tea
( ) - autumn colors

NAVIGATE

AGREEMENT

sail - cruise - fly

consent - comply with

( ) - aviation
( ) - aircraft
( ) - difficult voyage

( ) - positive
( ) - assent

LECTURE

LAID WASTE

club - association

( ) - lecture
( ) - lecturer
( ) - lectureship

rough - rude - wild

. - . .
( ) - logs in bark
( ) - to be stormy
( ) - ruin

MINERAL

OUTSKIRTS

ore

( ) - coal mine
( ) - mine (ore)
( ) - mining industry

suburbs - rural area

( ) - suburb
( ) - suburbs
( ) - northern suburbs

INCENSE

DESCEND

smell - perfume

. .
( ) - Hong Kong (China)
( ) - aroma
( ) - perfume

precipitate - fall - surrender

. . . .
( ) - on and after
( ) - to descend (e.g., a mountain)
( ) - to descend

ENGRAVE

NICKNAME

cut fine - chop - hash - mince - time - carving

. .
( ) - serious
( ) - carving
( ) - to mince

number - item - title - pseudonym - name - call

.
( ) - number
( ) - traffic lights
( ) - number on player's back

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LOINS

REVELATION

hips - waist - low wainscoting

( ) - lower back (or hip) pain

( ) - strenuous effort
( ) - legs and loins

tell - inform - announce

.
( ) - defendant
( ) - report
( ) - farewell

CROWDED

SKELETON

mixture - in bulk - included - kokuji

- . . . - . .
( ) - to be crowded
( ) - hope
( ) - to anticipate

bone - remains - frame

( ) - bone marrow
( ) - bones
( ) - skeleton

MARRIAGE

QUANDARY

( ) - marriage
( ) - divorce
( ) - marriage ceremony

become distressed - annoyed

.
( ) - difficulty
( ) - to be troubled
( ) - poverty

MIX

ROOT

blend - confuse

. - . . .
( ) - disorder
( ) - turmoil
( ) - to mix

radical - head (pimple)

-
( ) - firmly rooted
( ) - basis
( ) - root

INVESTIGATE

DISTINCTION

( ) - investigation
( ) - inspection (for compliance)
( ) - inspection (e.g., customs, factory)

difference - variation - discrepancy - margin -

. .
( ) - discrimination
( ) - qualitative difference
( ) - point spread

SQUAT

SAND

seat - cushion - gathering - sit

.
( ) - Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo)
( ) - lectureship
( ) - chairman

( ) - desert
( ) - sugar
( ) - earth and sand

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UTMOST

AGAIN

most - extreme

.
( ) - highest
( ) - greatest
( ) - most recent

twice - second time

.
( ) - reopening
( ) - again
( ) - reorganization

GENIUS

WIFE

years old - cubic shaku

( ) - talent
( ) - genius
( ) - comedian

spouse

( ) - man and wife

( ) - wife and children
( ) - east

YEAR-END

PICK

age - occasion - opportunity

( ) - annual expenditure
( ) - 20 years old
( ) - annual revenue or income

take - fetch - take up

.
( ) - use
( ) - adoption
( ) - vote

RITUAL

FINISH

offer prayers - celebrate - deify - enshrine -

. .
( ) - festival
( ) - festival
( ) - art festival

come to an end - excusable - need not

. - . - .
( ) - economics
( ) - relief
( ) - repayment

OCCASION

DAINTY

side - edge - verge - dangerous - adventurous -

-
( ) - international
( ) - practicality
( ) - international

get thin - taper - slender - narrow

. . . .
( ) - cell (biology)
( ) - detail
( ) - small

LUMBER

EXIST

log - timber - wood - talent

outskirts - suburbs - located in

.
( ) - now
( ) - existence
( ) - stay

( ) - ingredients
( ) - man of talent
( ) - raw materials

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PROPERTY

GUILT

money - wealth - assets

( ) - financial affairs
( ) - source of funds
( ) - financial world

sin - crime - fault - blame - offense

( ) - crime
( ) - apology
( ) - innocence

BLOSSOM

SLOPE

bloom

. -
( ) - to bloom
( ) - late flower
( ) - early blooming

incline - hill

( ) - hill road
( ) - descent
( ) - ascent

TOME

YESTERDAY

counter for books - volume

( ) - book
( ) - booklet
( ) - separate volume

previous

( ) - last year
( ) - year before last
( ) - autumn of last year

GUESS

PRINTING

presume - surmise - judge - understand

( ) - police
( ) - inspection (for compliance)
( ) - examination

print

. - . - .
( ) - printing
( ) - reform
( ) - additional printing

KILL

TAG

murder - butcher - slice off - split - diminish -

. - . .
( ) - murder
( ) - to kill
( ) - killing

paper money - counter for bonds - placard - bid

( ) - Sapporo (city)
( ) - bid
( ) - trump card

DISH

MISCELLANEOUS

a helping - plate

( ) - saucer
( ) - ashtray
( ) - washing-up

. .
( ) - journal
( ) - complex
( ) - confusion

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SCATTER

NONPLUSSED

disperse - spend - squander

. . - . .
( ) - breakup
( ) - scattering
( ) - dispersion

three - going - coming - visiting - visit -

. -
( ) - participation
( ) - House of Councillors
( ) - reference

APPROVE

CALCULATE

praise - title or inscription on picture - assist -

. .
( ) - approval
( ) - support
( ) - yes and no

divining - number - abacus - probability

( ) - estimate
( ) - balance sheet
( ) - total

PAY RESPECTS

REMAINDER

visit - ask - inquire - question - implore

leftover - balance

. . . .
( ) - to remain
( ) - to leave (behind, over)
( ) - deplorable

( ) - to ask
( ) - inquiry

DIRECTOR

THORN

official - govt office - rule - administer

.
( ) - commandant
( ) - administration of justice
( ) - superior authorities

pierce - stab - prick - sting - calling card

. . .
( ) - stimulus
( ) - to pierce
( ) - business card

EXPERT

HISTORY

teacher - master - model - exemplar -

.
( ) - doctor
( ) - teacher (classroom)
( ) - lecturer

chronicle

( ) - history
( ) - historical
( ) - historic

FINGER

INTENTION

point to - indicate - put into - play (chess) -

. - .
( ) - pointing out
( ) - leadership
( ) - to aim at

plan - resolve - aspire - motive - hopes -

.
( ) - intention
( ) - same mind
( ) - aspiration

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BOUGH

BRANCH

branch - twig - limb - counter for branches

( ) - twig
( ) - leaves and branches
( ) - edamame (green soybeans)

support - sustain - branch radical (no. 65)

. . .
( ) - support
( ) - support
( ) - to support

FAT

THREAD

grease - tallow - lard - rosin - gum - tar

( ) - fat
( ) - resin
( ) - lipid

( ) - thread end
( ) - knitting wool
( ) - twisted thread or yarn

DOCUMENT

PART OF SPEECH

records

words - poetry

( ) - journal
( ) - journal
( ) - page of a magazine

( ) - song lyrics
( ) - song lyrics
( ) - pronoun

TOOTH

ASSETS

cog

. .
( ) - brake
( ) - dentistry
( ) - the feel when biting

resources - capital - funds - data -

NEWBORN BABE

BECOMING

child - young of animals

- -
( ) - children
( ) - childcare
( ) - orphan

resemble - counterfeit - imitate - suitable

. .
( ) - to resemble
( ) - portrait
( ) - to suit

NEXT

BUDDHIST TEMPLE

order - sequence

.
( ) - to follow in succession
( ) - vice-minister
( ) - next term

( ) - temple
( ) - Zen temple
( ) - inside a temple

( ) - funds
( ) - investment
( ) - financing

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SHOW

REIGN

indicate - point out - express - display

.
( ) - to denote
( ) - indication
( ) - exhibition

be at peace - calm down - subdue - quell - govt -

. . . .
( ) - politics
( ) - politician
( ) - medical treatment

STYLE

RESIGN

ceremony - rite - function - method - system -

( ) - stock (company)
( ) - form
( ) - due form

word - term - expression

. .
( ) - to resign
( ) - resignation
( ) - to resign

LOSE

DISCRIMINATING

error - fault - disadvantage - loss

. .
( ) - to lose
( ) - failure
( ) - loss (e.g., assets or profits)

know - write

. .
( ) - consciousness
( ) - recognition
( ) - knowledge

REALITY

DAMP

truth

.
( ) - enforcement
( ) - fact
( ) - reality

wet - moist

. . . .
( ) - wetland
( ) - marshy grassland
( ) - level of humidity

YOUNG

DISCARD

if - perhaps - possibly - low number - immature

. - . .
( ) - young
( ) - young man
( ) - young person

throw away - abandon - resign - reject - sacrifice

.
( ) - to throw away
( ) - at the risk of one's life
( ) - choice

GUARD

TAKE

protect - defend - obey

. . -
( ) - to protect
( ) - maintenance
( ) - to watch over

fetch - take up

. . . - - .
( ) - to take
( ) - transactions
( ) - company director

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SAKE

SPECIES

alcohol

( ) - sake
( ) - drinking alcohol (sake)
( ) - alcoholic drinks

kind - class - variety - seed

-
( ) - variety
( ) - event
( ) - race (of people)

IMPART

ACCEPT

instruct - grant - confer

. .
( ) - professor
( ) - lesson
( ) - assistant professor

undergo - answer (phone) - take - get - catch -

. - . .
( ) - to receive
( ) - winning (a prize)
( ) - taking an examination

CIRCUMFERENCE

INCOME

circuit - lap

.
( ) - circumference
( ) - whole year
( ) - surroundings

obtain - reap - pay - supply - store

. .
( ) - income
( ) - collection
( ) - income and expenditure

DISCIPLINE

STATE

conduct oneself well - study - master

. .
( ) - amendment
( ) - training (esp. in-service)
( ) - repairing

province

( ) - Europe
( ) - Kitakyushu (city)
( ) - capital (city) of a state

BOAT

PICK UP

ship

- -
( ) - boat
( ) - lifeboat
( ) - pontoon

gather - find - go on foot - ten

.
( ) - to pick up
( ) - control
( ) - picking up

INN

TENDER

lodging - relay station - dwell - lodge -

. .
( ) - lodging
( ) - lodging together
( ) - lodging house

weakness - gentleness - softness

. . .
( ) - flexible
( ) - judo
( ) - soft

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ART

CELEBRATE

technique - skill - means - trick - resources -

( ) - art
( ) - art
( ) - operation

congratulate

.
( ) - to congratulate
( ) - congratulation
( ) - national holiday

SEMI-

MENTION

correspond to - proportionate to - conform -

. . .
( ) - standard
( ) - preparation
( ) - level

state - speak - relate

.
( ) - to state
( ) - affidavit
( ) - description

OBEY

GENUINE

order - turn - right - docility - occasion

purity - innocence - net (profit)

( ) - favorable
( ) - order
( ) - compliance

( ) - simplicity
( ) - pure
( ) - clear profit

FIRST TIME

DISPOSE

beginning

. . - -
( ) - for the first time
( ) - beginning
( ) - at first

manage - deal with - sentence - condemn - act -

- .
( ) - processing
( ) - disposal
( ) - deal with

SIGNATURE

THONG

govt office - police station

( ) - signature
( ) - staff member
( ) - tax office

beginning - inception - end - cord - strap

( ) - together
( ) - emotion
( ) - a clue

HELP

VARIOUS

rescue - assist

. . .
( ) - assistance
( ) - assistance
( ) - assistant professor

many - several - together

( ) - Gentlemen!
( ) - various
( ) - every (kind of) evil or crime

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VICTORY

EXCLUDE

win - prevail - excel

. - . . .
( ) - overall victory
( ) - victory
( ) - decision of a contest

division (x/3) - remove - abolish - cancel -

. - .
( ) - to remove
( ) - cancellation
( ) - exclusion

MAKE A DEAL

SEDUCE

selling - dealing in - merchant

.
( ) - commodity
( ) - commerce
( ) - trading company

call - send for - wear - put on - ride in - buy -

.
( ) - convening
( ) - to call
( ) - summons

BED

LEADER

counter for beds - floor - padding - tatami

( ) - hotbed
( ) - sickbed
( ) - under the floor

commander - general - admiral - or - and again -

. .
( ) - future (usually near)
( ) - shogi
( ) - commander-in-chief

BECKON

ACQUIESCE

invite - summon - engage

.
( ) - to invite
( ) - invitation
( ) - invitation

hear - listen to - be informed - receive

. . .
( ) - recognition
( ) - acknowledgment
( ) - inheritance

EXTINGUISH

RISE UP

blow out - turn off - neutralize - cancel

. .
( ) - consumption
( ) - consumer
( ) - cancellation

.
( ) - rising
( ) - raising of status
( ) - promotion

ILLUMINATE

BAKE

shine - compare - bashful

. . .
( ) - contrastive
( ) - illumination
( ) - reference

burning

. . . - - . .
( ) - to bake
( ) - cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying
( ) - burning

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BADGE

FOCUS

chapter - composition - poem - design

( ) - sentence
( ) - charter
( ) - decoration

government ministry - conserve

. .
( ) - the said ministry
( ) - reflection
( ) - Ministry of Transport

INTRODUCE

LAUGH

inherit - help

( ) - introduction

. .
( ) - to laugh
( ) - smiling face
( ) - laugh

PRIZE

ELEPHANT

reward - praise

.
( ) - winning (a prize)
( ) - prize
( ) - big prize

pattern after - imitate - image - shape -

.
( ) - target
( ) - impression
( ) - phenomenon

USUAL

CASTLE

ordinary - normal - regular

( ) - common
( ) - emergency
( ) - managing director

( ) - Imperial Palace
( ) - mountain castle
( ) - inside a castle

ARTICLE

FEELINGS

clause - item - stripe - streak

( ) - treaty
( ) - condition
( ) - clause

emotion - passion - sympathy - circumstances -

.
( ) - news
( ) - state of things
( ) - circumstances

TATAMI MAT

STATUS QUO

counter for tatami mats - fold - shut up -

. .
( ) - 4.5 tatami mats
( ) - stone paving
( ) - tatami-matted

conditions - circumstances - form - appearance

( ) - current status
( ) - present condition
( ) - symptoms

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PLANT

STEAM

. .
( ) - transplanting
( ) - plant
( ) - colony

heat - sultry - foment - get musty

. . .
( ) - steam
( ) - to steam
( ) - evaporation

CONTACT

POST

touch - feel - hit - proclaim - announce -

. .
( ) - to touch
( ) - touch
( ) - sense of touch

employment - work

( ) - staff member
( ) - finding employment
( ) - occupation

FAITH

EXPAND

truth - fidelity - trust

( ) - correspondence
( ) - self-confidence
( ) - reliance

stretch - extend - lengthen - increase

. . . .
( ) - growth
( ) - to stretch
( ) - to grow long (beard, hair, etc.)

DEEP

LIE DOWN

heighten - intensify - strengthen

. - . .
( ) - deep
( ) - serious
( ) - late at night

sleep - rest - bed - remain unsold

. . .
( ) - to lie down
( ) - bedroom
( ) - going to bed

GODS

HAVE THE HONOR TO

mind - soul

- ( ) - mind
( ) - Kobe (port city near Osaka)
( ) - Osaka-Kobe

sign of the monkey - 3-5PM -

. . -
( ) - application
( ) - report
( ) - report

SOMEBODY

RETAINER

person - one's station in life

( ) - by oneself
( ) - contents
( ) - near oneself

subject

( ) - nobleman's residence
( ) - loyal retainer
( ) - vassal

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NEEDLE

SPICY

pin - staple - stinger

( ) - objective
( ) - compass needle (cursor)
( ) - conifer

bitter - hot - acrid

. . - .
( ) - spicy
( ) - dry taste (e.g., sake, wine)
( ) - patience

BLOW

QUAKE

breathe - puff - emit - smoke

.
( ) - to blow (wind, etc.)
( ) - snow storm
( ) - breath

shake - tremble - quiver - shiver

. .
( ) - earthquake
( ) - hypocenter (of an earthquake)
( ) - to shiver

SYSTEM

NUMBER

law - rule

( ) - system
( ) - regulation
( ) - order

strength - fate - law - figures

. .
( ) - great number
( ) - constant
( ) - numeral

SURNAME

FORCES

( ) - one's former (maiden) name

( ) - same surname
( ) - imperial subjects

energy - military strength

.
( ) - attitude
( ) - influence
( ) - state of things

TURN INTO

SEX

become - get - grow - elapse - reach

. . - .
( ) - coming into existence
( ) - growth
( ) - success

gender - nature

( ) - woman
( ) - potentiality
( ) - man

ORGANIZE

POLITICS

arranging - tune - tone - meter - key (music)

. .
( ) - regulation
( ) - maintenance
( ) - sorting

government

( ) - government
( ) - politics
( ) - administration

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CLEAR UP

STAR

. . . - - . .
( ) - to clear up
( ) - clear weather
( ) - to dispel

spot - dot - mark

-
( ) - satellite
( ) - white circle
( ) - Jupiter (planet)

REFINED

PURE

ghost - fairy - energy - vitality - semen -

( ) - mind
( ) - mental
( ) - purification

purify - cleanse - exorcise - Manchu dynasty

. . .
( ) - spring water
( ) - liquidation
( ) - cleaning

QUIET

MADE IN...
manufacture

- . . .
( ) - Shizuoka (city)
( ) - quiet
( ) - calm

( ) - manufactured goods
( ) - manufacture
( ) - manufacture

SEAT

TAX

mat - occasion - place

( ) - attendance
( ) - parliamentary seat
( ) - head

duty

( ) - customs
( ) - tax reduction
( ) - tax system

STONE

ONCE UPON A TIME

( ) - oil
( ) - fossil
( ) - coal

antiquity - old times

( ) - folklore
( ) - ages
( ) - a long time ago

EXPLOITS

VOLUME

unreeling cocoons

product (x*y) - acreage - contents - pile up -

. - . . .
( ) - assertive
( ) - positive
( ) - area

( ) - achievements
( ) - achievement
( ) - results

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TOUCH

BLAME

contact - adjoin - piece together

.
( ) - direct
( ) - touch
( ) - getting closer

condemn - censure

.
( ) - duty
( ) - duty
( ) - irresponsibility

ESTABLISHMENT

FOLD

provision - prepare

.
( ) - construction
( ) - institution
( ) - establishment

break - fracture - bend - yield - submit

. . - . .
( ) - negotiation
( ) - bone fracture
( ) - to break

SNOW

NODE

( ) - vindication of honor
( ) - heavy snow
( ) - fallen snow

season - period - occasion - verse - clause -

-
( ) - season
( ) - economizing
( ) - turning point

FORTUNE-TELLING

DISCONTINUE

divining - forecasting - occupy - hold - have -

. .
( ) - occupation
( ) - monopoly
( ) - occupation

beyond - sever - cut off - abstain - interrupt -

. . .
( ) - absolutely
( ) - abortion
( ) - destruction

WAR

SPECIALTY

battle - match

. . .
( ) - war
( ) - postwar period
( ) - strategy

exclusive - mainly - solely

.
( ) - specialty
( ) - managing director
( ) - specialist

SHALLOW

SPRING

superficial - frivolous - wretched - shameful

.
( ) - shallow
( ) - shallow view
( ) - shoal

fountain

( ) - spa
( ) - source
( ) - fountain

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SHIP

LINE

boat

( ) - fishing boat
( ) - pontoon bridge
( ) - ship

track

( ) - route
( ) - baseball lineup
( ) - front

VIRTUOUS

ELECT

good - goodness

. . . .
( ) - betterment
( ) - friendship
( ) - virtuous mind

select - choose - prefer

.
( ) - election
( ) - player (in game)
( ) - to choose

WHOLE

SORT OF THING

entire - all - complete - fulfill

. .
( ) - country-wide
( ) - whole
( ) - safety

so - if so - in that case - well

. .
( ) - nature
( ) - natural
( ) - abrupt

ASSOCIATION

ANCESTOR

braid - plait - construct - assemble - unite -

. -
( ) - organization
( ) - program (e.g., TV)
( ) - association

pioneer - founder

( ) - fatherland
( ) - grandfather
( ) - grandmother

STRATUM

PAIR

social class - layer - story - floor

( ) - much more
( ) - multistory
( ) - fault

set - comparison - counter for pairs

( ) - two way
( ) - twins
( ) - two-way

SEARCH

CONCEPT

look for - locate

.
( ) - special investigation
( ) - to search (for something lost)
( ) - search party

think - idea - thought

.
( ) - expectation
( ) - plan
( ) - thought

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MANEUVER

SWEEP

manipulate - operate - steer - chastity -

.
( ) - operation
( ) - flying (a plane)
( ) - gymnastics

brush

.
( ) - sweeping the sea for mines
( ) - cleaning
( ) - cleaning

CONTEND

PARCH

dispute - argue

. .
( ) - war
( ) - competition
( ) - dispute

dry up

.
( ) - dry
( ) - drying machine
( ) - impatience

WINDOW

INTER-

pane

( ) - ticket window
( ) - graduate's association
( ) - the same school

mutual - together - each other - minister of state -

( ) - Prime Minister
( ) - Foreign Minister
( ) - companion

GRASS

GENERAL

weeds - herbs - pasture - write - draft

- -
( ) - draft
( ) - grassroots
( ) - drafting

whole - all - full - total

. .
( ) - president
( ) - synthesis
( ) - general meeting

STATUE

ATTIRE

picture - image - figure - portrait

( ) - reflection
( ) - imagination
( ) - image

dress - pretend - disguise - profess

. .
( ) - arms
( ) - equipment
( ) - equipment

HATE

INCREASE

detest

. . .
( ) - hatred
( ) - hatred
( ) - to hate

add - augment - gain - promote

. . . .
( ) - to increase
( ) - increase
( ) - to increase

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STOREHOUSE

ENTRAILS

hide - own - have - possess

. .
( ) - Minister of Finance
( ) - Ministry of Finance
( ) - refrigerator

viscera - bowels

( ) - viscera
( ) - heart
( ) - liver

CREATE

PRESENTS

make - structure - physique

. . - .
( ) - structure
( ) - manufacture
( ) - remodeling

send - give to - award to - confer on -

.
( ) - to send
( ) - bribery
( ) - donation

RULE

SIDE

follow - based on - model after

.
( ) - principle
( ) - rules
( ) - penal regulations

lean - oppose - regret

( ) - west side
( ) - American position
( ) - side

BUNDLE

BREATH

sheaf - ream - tie in bundles - govern - manage -

. .
( ) - arrangement
( ) - restriction
( ) - union

respiration - son - interest (on money)

( ) - son
( ) - inhabiting
( ) - sigh

QUICK

FATHOM

fast

. - . .
( ) - rapid (e.g., progress)
( ) - high speed
( ) - acceleration

plan - scheme - measure

.
( ) - observation
( ) - prediction
( ) - measurement

GRADUATE

CONTINUE

soldier - private - die

. . .
( ) - graduation
( ) - university graduate
( ) - high school graduate

series - sequel

. . .
( ) - to continue
( ) - to continue
( ) - serial

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GRANDCHILD

SUPPOSE

descendants

( ) - descendants
( ) - granddaughter
( ) - great-grandchild

be aware of - believe - feel

( ) - existence
( ) - preservation
( ) - dependence

DAMAGE

REVERED

loss - disadvantage - hurt - injure

. . - .
( ) - loss (e.g., assets or profits)
( ) - damage
( ) - to harm

valuable - precious - noble - exalted

. . .
( ) - respect
( ) - dignity
( ) - respect

STRIKE

OTHER

hit - knock - pound - dozen

. . - .
( ) - to hit (something inanimate)
( ) - safe hit (baseball)
( ) - home run (baseball)

another - the others

( ) - etc.
( ) - another person
( ) - foreign country

SASH

VIS-A-VIS

belt - obi - zone - region

.
( ) - household
( ) - area
( ) - tropics

opposite - even - equal - versus - anti- - compare

. . .
( ) - towards
( ) - interaction
( ) - opposition

SACK

EXCHANGE

bag - pouch

( ) - glove
( ) - paper bag
( ) - blind alley

spare - substitute - per

. . - .
( ) - money order
( ) - substitution
( ) - to replace

NO.

RETREAT

residence

withdraw - retire - resign - repel - expel -

. . . .
( ) - evacuation
( ) - retirement (from office)
( ) - retreat

( ) - first
( ) - second
( ) - the third

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LAUNDRY

HOME

wash - pour on - rinse

. .

house - residence - our house - my husband

( ) - washing
( ) - washing machine (laundry)

( ) - one's home
( ) - residence
( ) - returning home

VALLEY

ACCOMPLISHED

.
( ) - mountain stream
( ) - valley
( ) - valley

reach - arrive - attain

-
( ) - to reach
( ) - achievement
( ) - supply

SHOULDERING

SIMPLE

carry - raise - bear

. .
( ) - burden
( ) - security
( ) - to carry on shoulder

one - single - merely

( ) - simple
( ) - unit
( ) - sole

CHARCOAL

GROPE

coal

( ) - carbon (C)
( ) - coal
( ) - coal mine

search - look for

. .
( ) - to search
( ) - to search (for something lost)
( ) - exploration

SEVERANCE

GROUP

decline - refuse - apologize - warn - dismiss -

. . .
( ) - judgment
( ) - decision
( ) - diagnosis

association

.
( ) - organization
( ) - group
( ) - baseball team

GRADE

WARMTH

steps - stairs

( ) - stairs
( ) - means
( ) - price

. . .
( ) - warmth
( ) - warm
( ) - heating

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PRICE

DISCUSS

cost - value

( ) - price hike
( ) - value
( ) - price

talk

( ) - conversation
( ) - consultation
( ) - informal talk

PLACEMENT

SHAME

put - set - deposit - leave behind - keep - employ -

. - .
( ) - measure
( ) - establishment
( ) - to put

dishonor

. . .
( ) - to feel ashamed
( ) - shyness
( ) - disgrace

FABRICATE

SLOW

build - construct

.
( ) - construction
( ) - construction
( ) - to build

late - back - later

. . .
( ) - to be late
( ) - slow
( ) - delay

BAMBOO

LIVESTOCK
domestic fowl and animals

( ) - bamboo grass
( ) - firecracker
( ) - bamboo thicket

( ) - domestic animals
( ) - animal husbandry
( ) - stock-farming

MID-AIR

GO-BETWEEN

air - space - sky - memorization -

( ) - universe
( ) - somersault
( ) - hanging in midair

relationship

( ) - samurai's attendant
( ) - agency
( ) - making friends with

INSECT

PILLAR

bug - temper

( ) - insect
( ) - insecticide
( ) - cavity

post - cylinder - support

( ) - prop
( ) - telephone pole
( ) - column

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RENOWNED

STOP-OVER

publish - write - remarkable - phenomenal - put on -

. .
( ) - literary work
( ) - remarkable
( ) - copyright

reside in - resident

( ) - parking lot
( ) - residence
( ) - resident in Japan

PORTENT

SAVINGS

10**12 - trillion - sign - omen - symptoms

. .
( ) - signs
( ) - sign
( ) - omen

store - lay in - keep - wear mustache

. .
( ) - savings
( ) - savings
( ) - storage

LENGTHEN

GOVERNMENT OFFICE

counter for bows & stringed instruments - stretch -

. - . - .
( ) - claim
( ) - tension
( ) - to stick

( ) - government office
( ) - government office building
( ) - National Land Agency

TRANSCEND

TUNE

super- - ultra
. .
( ) - to cross over
( ) - to cross over (e.g., mountain)
( ) - nonpartisan

tone - meter - key (music) - writing style -

. . .
( ) - investigation
( ) - emphasis
( ) - regulation

STRAIGHTAWAY

PLACE ON THE HEAD

honesty - frankness - fix - repair

. . - . .
( ) - direct
( ) - review
( ) - immediately following

receive - top of head - top - summit - peak

.
( ) - top
( ) - to receive
( ) - summit (e.g., mountain)

RARE

SINK

curious - strange

.
( ) - unusual
( ) - to prize
( ) - delicacy

be submerged - subside - be depressed - aloes

. .
( ) - silence
( ) - to sink
( ) - sinking

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CHASE

FARE

drive away - follow - pursue - meanwhile

.
( ) - to chase
( ) - addition
( ) - exile

fee - hire - rent - wages - charge

( ) - wages
( ) - wage increase
( ) - freight rates

HALT

PAIN

stopping

. .
( ) - suspension
( ) - armistice
( ) - arbitration

hurt - damage - bruise

. . .
( ) - painful
( ) - pain
( ) - to hurt

BOTTOM

DETERMINE

sole - depth - bottom price - base - kind - sort

( ) - thoroughness
( ) - bottom of the ocean
( ) - root

fix - establish - decide

. . .
( ) - plans
( ) - decision
( ) - arrangement

EXTENT

COURTYARD

degree - law - formula - distance - limits -

-
( ) - degree
( ) - schedule
( ) - process

garden - yard

( ) - home
( ) - garden
( ) - schoolyard

DRIP

MUD

drop

.
( ) - raindrops
( ) - drop (of fluid)
( ) - drop of water

mire - adhere to - be attached to

( ) - bog
( ) - thief
( ) - dead drunk

SUITABLE

BULL'S EYE

occasional - rare - qualified - capable

.
( ) - applying (e.g., a technology)
( ) - timely
( ) - pertinent

mark - target - object - adjective ending

( ) - purpose
( ) - concrete
( ) - assertive

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UNFOLD
expand

IRON

( ) - development
( ) - development
( ) - exhibition

( ) - railroad
( ) - iron and steel
( ) - underground train

TRANSMIT

SPOT

go along - walk along - follow - report -

. . . .
( ) - to convey
( ) - tradition
( ) - gene

point - mark - speck - decimal point

. . . .
( ) - focus (e.g., photographic)
( ) - score
( ) - point in time

PAINT

MR.

plaster - daub - smear - coating

. . .
( ) - to paint
( ) - coating
( ) - paints

hall - mansion - palace - temple - lord

-
( ) - your Highness
( ) - palace
( ) - palace

TRANSIT

JUNIOR

ford - ferry - cross - import - deliver - diameter -

. - . .
( ) - to ferry across (a river, etc.)
( ) - to cross over
( ) - transfer

emptiness - vanity - futility - uselessness -

( ) - pupil
( ) - believer
( ) - walking

ROUTE

ASCEND

way - road

( ) - on the way
( ) - developing country
( ) - purpose for which money is spent

climb up

. .
( ) - entry (on stage)
( ) - registration
( ) - attendance (at school)

ANGRY

TOIL

be offended

. .
( ) - anger
( ) - to get angry
( ) - to shout

diligent - as much as possible

.
( ) - great effort
( ) - to endeavor

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PARTY

OVERTHROW

faction - clique

( ) - Liberal Democratic Party

( ) - Socialist Party
( ) - government party

fall - collapse - drop - break down

. - . .
( ) - to fall
( ) - bankruptcy
( ) - overwhelming

PAGODA

FROZEN

tower - steeple

( ) - control tower
( ) - pylon
( ) - pagoda

congeal - refrigerate

. . . .
( ) - freezing
( ) - to freeze
( ) - thaw

THROW

ISLAND

discard - abandon - launch into - join - invest in -

. - .
( ) - investment
( ) - voting
( ) - pitcher

( ) - Hiroshima (city)
( ) - island in a pond or river
( ) - peninsula

HOT WATER

STEAL

bath - hot spring

( ) - bath-house
( ) - warmer than usual bath
( ) - hot-water supply

rob - pilfer

. .
( ) - robber
( ) - to steal
( ) - theft

HIT

LAMP

right - appropriate - himself

. . . .
( ) - at that time
( ) - authorities
( ) - at first

a light - light - counter for lights

- .
( ) - lamp oil
( ) - lighting (a lamp)
( ) - electric light

CYLINDER

ETC.

pipe - tube - gun barrel - sleeve

( ) - envelope
( ) - round well
( ) - cylinder

and so forth - class (first) - quality - equal -

. -
( ) - equality
( ) - high class
( ) - equality

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ESCAPE

ARRIVAL

flee - shirk - evade - set free

. . . .
( ) - to escape
( ) - to let loose
( ) - to escape

proceed - reach - attain - result in

.
( ) - arrival
( ) - rush
( ) - reaching

JUVENILE

GUIDANCE

child

( ) - children
( ) - fairy-tale
( ) - children's song

leading - conduct - usher

.
( ) - leadership
( ) - introduction
( ) - main leadership

GAIN

COPPER

get - find - earn - acquire - can - may - able to -

. .
( ) - to be able to ...
( ) - acquisition
( ) - income

( ) - bronze statue
( ) - sheet copper
( ) - copper plate

SINGLE

POISON

alone - spontaneously - Germany

.
( ) - original
( ) - sole
( ) - monopoly

virus - venom - germ - harm - injury - spite

DELIVER

STAB

reach - arrive - report - notify - forward

. - . .
( ) - to reach
( ) - to deliver
( ) - report

protruding - thrusting - thrust - pierce - prick

.
( ) - abrupt
( ) - collision
( ) - breaking through

DULL

CLOUDY WEATHER

slow - foolish - blunt

. . - .
( ) - becoming dull
( ) - slow
( ) - to become less capable

cloud up

.
( ) - cloudiness
( ) - to mumble
( ) - cloudy sky (weather)

( ) - poisoning
( ) - toxicity
( ) - pitiful

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SOFT

INSIDE

. .
( ) - flexible
( ) - softening
( ) - played with a soft ball

within - between - among - house - home

( ) - internal
( ) - subject
( ) - cabinet

MILK

DIFFICULT

breasts

( ) - milk
( ) - infants
( ) - infant

impossible - trouble - accident - defect

. - . .
( ) - difficult
( ) - refugees
( ) - difficulty

ACKNOWLEDGE

RESPONSIBILITY

witness - discern - recognize - appreciate -

. .
( ) - to write up
( ) - affirmation
( ) - recognition

duty - term - entrust to - appoint

. .
( ) - duty
( ) - inauguration
( ) - to resign

HEAT

CAT

temperature - fever - mania - passion

.
( ) - hot (thing)
( ) - zeal
( ) - tropics

( ) - kitten
( ) - stray cat
( ) - black cat

BURN

WISH

blaze - glow

. . .
( ) - fuel
( ) - to burn
( ) - atomic fuel

sense - idea - thought - feeling - desire -

CONCENTRATED

TROUBLE

thick - dark - undiluted

.
( ) - deep (color)
( ) - concentration
( ) - density

worry - in pain - distress - illness

. . .
( ) - to be worried
( ) - trouble
( ) - suffering

( ) - commemoration
( ) - worry
( ) - deplorable

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BRAIN

ABILITY

memory

( ) - head
( ) - brain death
( ) - head

talent - skill - capacity

.
( ) - potentiality
( ) - possible
( ) - function

WAVES

AGRICULTURE

billows - Poland

( ) - electromagnetic wave
( ) - ripple
( ) - spread

farmers

( ) - agriculture
( ) - farmer
( ) - farmers

HORSE

REND

-
( ) - going on horseback
( ) - horse racing
( ) - horse-riding ground

rip - tear - break - destroy - defeat - frustrate

. .
( ) - destruction
( ) - to tear
( ) - breaking through

FAILURE

WORSHIP

defeat - reversal

.
( ) - failure
( ) - decay
( ) - to be defeated

adore - pray to

. .
( ) - visit to a shrine or temple
( ) - seeing
( ) - worship

STATURE

COUNTER FOR CUPFULS

height - back - behind - disobey - defy -

. .
( ) - background
( ) - to be burdened with
( ) - back (of body)

wine glass - glass - toast

( ) - toast
( ) - full
( ) - Davis Cup

DOUBLE

DISTRIBUTE

twice - times - fold

spouse - exile - rationing

.
( ) - worry
( ) - consideration
( ) - rule

( ) - double
( ) - magnification
( ) - more than others

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DILUTE

OVERNIGHT

thin - weak (tea)

. - - .
( ) - thin
( ) - to fade
( ) - thin (e.g., air)

put up at - ride at anchor - 3-day stay

. .
( ) - lodging
( ) - to stay at (e.g., hotel)
( ) - stopping one night

BARLEY

BOMB

wheat

( ) - wheat
( ) - wheat flour
( ) - malt

burst open - pop - split

.
( ) - explosion
( ) - aerial bombing
( ) - bomb

TEXTURE

BOX

skin - body - grain

( ) - chilly
( ) - mountain's surface
( ) - underwear

chest - case - bin - railway car

( ) - post office box

( ) - ballot box
( ) - patron

HAIR OF THE HEAD

FARM
field - garden - one's specialty - kokuji

( ) - white or grey hair (gray)

( ) - hair (head)
( ) - haircut

-
( ) - fields (of rice and other crops)
( ) - mulberry field
( ) - burnt fields

JUDGMENT

SLIP OUT

signature - stamp - seal

.
( ) - criticism
( ) - judgment
( ) - judicial decision

extract - pull out - pilfer - quote - remove -

. - . . . .
( ) - to extract
( ) - to come out
( ) - without

PLANK

ANTI-

board - plate - stage

( ) - sign
( ) - taking the plate
( ) - wooden bridge (with planks)

. . . .
( ) - opposition
( ) - violation (of law)
( ) - to repel

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CRIME

PRINTING BLOCK

sin - offense

.
( ) - crime
( ) - crime
( ) - offender

printing plate - edition - impression - label

MARKETING

CARRIER

sell - trade

carry - all

( ) - sales
( ) - automobile sales
( ) - resale

( ) - general
( ) - popular
( ) - whole

TURN

NIGHTFALL

number in a series

.
( ) - program (e.g., TV)
( ) - best
( ) - number

night

( ) - last years
( ) - every night
( ) - one evening

HE

NEGATE

that - the

.
( ) - she
( ) - boyfriend
( ) - one thing or another

no - noes - refuse - decline - deny

( ) - denial
( ) - negation
( ) - rejection

CRITICISM

GRIEVE

strike

( ) - criticism
( ) - ratification
( ) - critical

sad - deplore - regret

. .
( ) - tragedy
( ) - sad
( ) - sadness

EXHAUSTED

COMPARE

tire - weary

. - . .
( ) - to get tired
( ) - tiredness
( ) - fatigue

race - ratio - Philippines

.
( ) - to compare
( ) - proportion
( ) - ratio

( ) - publication
( ) - publisher
( ) - woodcut

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INCUR

PELT

cover - veil - brood over - shelter - wear -

. . . .
( ) - defendant
( ) - damage
( ) - victim

skin - hide - leather - skin radical (no. 107)

( ) - cynicism
( ) - beginning
( ) - skin

UN-

EXPENSE

mistake - negative - injustice - non

.
( ) - emergency
( ) - blame
( ) - informal

cost - spend - consume - waste

. .
( ) - consumption
( ) - consumer
( ) - cost

EQUIP

FLY

provision - preparation

. . .
( ) - maintenance
( ) - preparation
( ) - equipment

skip (pages) - scatter

. . - .
( ) - to jump
( ) - aviation
( ) - airplane

NOSE

BEAUTY

snout

( ) - nasal breathing
( ) - in front of your nose
( ) - nasal mucus

beautiful

.
( ) - art
( ) - beautiful
( ) - art gallery

INVARIABLY

EQUAL

certain - inevitable

.
( ) - necessary
( ) - necessity
( ) - always

head - counter for small animals - roll of cloth

SIGNPOST

WRITING BRUSH

seal - mark - stamp - imprint - symbol - emblem -

( ) - mark
( ) - standard
( ) - index

writing - painting brush - handwriting

( ) - writing (e.g., as a profession)

( ) - brush tip
( ) - writer (often in self-reference)

( ) - comparing with
( ) - man

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SURFACE

ICICLE

table - chart - diagram

- .
( ) - representative
( ) - announcement
( ) - declaration

ice - hail - freeze - congeal

.
( ) - below freezing
( ) - iceberg
( ) - glacier

SECOND (1/60 MINUTE)

EVALUATE

criticism - comment

( ) - countdown
( ) - per second
( ) - every second

( ) - valuation
( ) - conference
( ) - critic

ADHERE

POVERTY

attach - refer to - append

. - . - . .
( ) - neighborhood
( ) - contribution
( ) - to attach

poor

.
( ) - poor
( ) - poverty
( ) - poverty

LADY

HUSBAND

woman - wife - bride

( ) - housewife
( ) - married couple
( ) - nurse

man

( ) - wife
( ) - married couple
( ) - scheme

LINEN

WEALTH

cloth

( ) - distribution
( ) - alms
( ) - hemp cloth

enrich - abundant

.
( ) - abundance
( ) - Fujitsu
( ) - to be rich

DREADFUL

BOROUGH

be frightened - fearful

. . . .
( ) - scary
( ) - fear
( ) - to be afraid of

urban prefecture - govt office -

( ) - government
( ) - prefectural police
( ) - Fuchuu (in Tokyo)

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FLOATING

UNIVERSAL

float - rise to surface

. . .
( ) - surfacing
( ) - to float
( ) - to float

wide(ly) - generally - Prussia

.
( ) - general
( ) - diffusion
( ) - usual

SKIN

TOKEN

body - grain - texture - disposition

( ) - skin
( ) - dermatitis
( ) - dermatology

sign - mark - tally - charm

( ) - full stop
( ) - ticket
( ) - question mark

WARRIOR

DEFEAT

military - chivalry - arms

.
( ) - weapon
( ) - arms
( ) - armed might

negative - - - minus - bear - owe -

. . .
( ) - burden
( ) - victory or defeat
( ) - to lose

SECTION

DANCE

bureau - dept - class - copy - part - portion -

-
( ) - management
( ) - headquarters
( ) - one part

flit - circle - wheel

. - .
( ) - stage(theater)
( ) - kabuki
( ) - dancing

VICE-

SEAL

duplicate - copy

closing

( ) - deputy head
( ) - reaction
( ) - lieutenant governor

( ) - complete blockade (seal)

( ) - blockade
( ) - to seal (letter)

HANGING SCROLL

RESTORE

width

( ) - full width
( ) - extensive
( ) - amplification (elec.)

return to - revert - resume

( ) - recovery (from illness)

( ) - revival (e.g., musical)
( ) - return

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ABDOMEN

BLESSING

belly - stomach

( ) - opposite
( ) - abdomen
( ) - stomach ache

fortune - luck - wealth

( ) - Fukuoka (city)
( ) - welfare
( ) - happiness

PAY

DUPLICATE

clear out - prune - banish - dispose of

. - . - .
( ) - to pay
( ) - payment
( ) - payment

double - compound - multiple

( ) - several
( ) - complex
( ) - composite

BUDDHA

SEETHE

the dead - France

( ) - Buddhism
( ) - French (language)
( ) - Buddhist image (statue)

boil - ferment - uproar - breed

. .
( ) - boiling
( ) - to grow hot (of water, etc.)
( ) - to boil

SOLDIER

FLOUR

private - troops - army - warfare - strategy -

( ) - nuclear weapons
( ) - arms
( ) - soldier

powder - dust

( ) - pollen
( ) - wheat flour
( ) - hay fever

ROW

EVEN

and - besides - as well as - line up - rank with -

. . . .
( ) - to line up
( ) - standing abreast
( ) - average

flat - peace

. - ( ) - peace
( ) - average
( ) - peace

RICE

CLOSED

USA - meter

( ) - America
( ) - Japan-America
( ) - American position

shut

. . . .
( ) - closing
( ) - falling of the curtain
( ) - to shut

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UNUSUAL

WALL

change - strange

. . .
( ) - to change
( ) - change
( ) - to change

lining (stomach) - fence

( ) - enclosing wall
( ) - fresco
( ) - outer wall

COMPILATION

ONE-SIDED

knit - plait - braid - twist - editing -

. - .
( ) - editing
( ) - composition
( ) - reorganization

leaf - sheet - right-side kata radical (no. 91)

-
( ) - one hand
( ) - fragment
( ) - corner

RETURN

ENVIRONS

answer - fade - repay

. - . . - .
( ) - return
( ) - repayment
( ) - to return (something)

boundary - border - vicinity

. . -
( ) - circumference
( ) - one's person
( ) - beach

CATCH

PROTECT

capture

. . .
( ) - arrest
( ) - whaling
( ) - prisoner (of war)

guarantee - keep - preserve - sustain - support

.
( ) - care
( ) - US-Japan Security Treaty
( ) - guarantee

RECRUIT

SUPPLEMENT

campaign - gather (contributions) - enlist -

.
( ) - recruiting
( ) - subscription
( ) - to invite contributions, etc.

supply - make good - offset - compensate -

.
( ) - candidate
( ) - announcing candidacy
( ) - compensation

WRAP

LIVELIHOOD

pack up - cover - conceal

. .
( ) - inclusion
( ) - to wrap up
( ) - siege

make a living - spend time

. .
( ) - to live
( ) - living
( ) - sunset

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TREASURE

REPORT

wealth - valuables

( ) - Toho (Japanese film studio)

( ) - gem
( ) - lottery

news - reward - retribution

.
( ) - news
( ) - report
( ) - information

SET FREE

EMBRACE

release - fire - shoot - emit - banish - liberate

. - . .
( ) - broadcast
( ) - open
( ) - release

hug - hold in arms

. . .
( ) - to embrace
( ) - aspiration
( ) - patience

CALL ON

METHOD

visit - look up - offer sympathy

. . .
( ) - call
( ) - to visit
( ) - visit to Japan

law - rule - principle - model - system

( ) - bill (law)
( ) - constitution
( ) - method

DECEASED

BOUNTIFUL

the late - dying - perish

. . - . .
( ) - death
( ) - emigration
( ) - to lose something

excellent - rich

.
( ) - abundant
( ) - abundance
( ) - abundant harvest

CAP

BOY

headgear

.
( ) - hat
( ) - removing one's hat
( ) - bowler hat

priest's residence - priest

( ) - baby
( ) - Buddhist priest
( ) - boy

BUSY

FORGET

occupied - restless

. . .
( ) - busy
( ) - busy
( ) - worked to death

.
( ) - to forget
( ) - year-end party
( ) - lost article

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AMBITION

OUTBURST

full moon - hope - desire - aspire to - expect

.
( ) - hope
( ) - to desire
( ) - demand for

rave - fret - force - violence - cruelty - outrage

. .
( ) - violence
( ) - assault
( ) - insurrection

TRADE

ROD

exchange

stick - cane - pole - club - line

( ) - trade (foreign)
( ) - trade wind
( ) - smuggling

( ) - thief
( ) - iron rod
( ) - bodyguard

GRIND

WARD OFF

polish - scour - improve - brush (teeth)

. .
( ) - to polish
( ) - polish
( ) - polish (jewels)

defend - protect - resist

.
( ) - defense
( ) - prevention
( ) - national defense

SHEET OF...

BURY

counter for flat thin objects or sheets

( ) - one thin flat object

( ) - two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
( ) - the number of flat things

be filled up - embedded

. . . .
( ) - to cover
( ) - to be buried
( ) - burial

FULL

END

fullness - enough - satisfy

. . .
( ) - dissatisfaction
( ) - satisfaction
( ) - less than

close - tip - powder - posterity

( ) - end of the month

( ) - end-of-year
( ) - weekend

SLEEP

UN-

die - sleepy

. .
( ) - sleep
( ) - sleep
( ) - dozing

not yet - hitherto - still - even now -

. .
( ) - early dawn
( ) - the future (usually distant)
( ) - less than

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DREAM

TASK

vision - illusion

. .
( ) - daze
( ) - to dream (of)
( ) - nightmare

duties

.
( ) - office
( ) - secretariat
( ) - to work (for)

DAUGHTER

NOTHINGNESS

girl

( ) - an only daughter
( ) - adopted son-in-law
( ) - granddaughter

none - ain't - nothing - nil - not

.
( ) - free
( ) - unreasonable
( ) - disregard

ASTRAY

FATE

be perplexed - in doubt - lost - err - illusion

.
( ) - hanging low (over)
( ) - trouble
( ) - turmoil

command - decree - destiny - life - appoint

( ) - revolution
( ) - life
( ) - order

COTTON

CHIRP

( ) - minute
( ) - cotton (material)
( ) - raw cotton

cry - bark - sound - ring - echo - honk

. . .
( ) - to sound
( ) - to ring
( ) - shriek

FUR

MASK

hair - feather - down

( ) - blanket
( ) - fur
( ) - hair (head)

face - features - surface

( ) - current
( ) - whole surface
( ) - scene

DUTY

RE-

war - campaign - drafted labor - office - service -

return - revert - resume - restore - go backwards

. .
( ) - to turn back
( ) - to restore
( ) - retrogression

( ) - part
( ) - officer
( ) - company director

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OIL

PROMISE

fat

( ) - oil
( ) - crude oil
( ) - oil field

approximately - shrink

. . .
( ) - treaty
( ) - contract
( ) - arrangement

TENDERNESS

TRANSPORT

excel - surpass - actor - superiority - gentleness

. . .
( ) - overall victory
( ) - preference
( ) - actor

send - be inferior

( ) - importation
( ) - export
( ) - transport

WHEREFORE

COURAGE

a reason

.
( ) - freedom
( ) - reason
( ) - through

cheer up - be in high spirits - bravery - heroism

.
( ) - courage
( ) - bowing out
( ) - heroism

MAIL

PLAY

stagecoach stop

( ) - mail
( ) - postal system
( ) - post office

. .
( ) - playing
( ) - to play
( ) - election tour

TOO MUCH

BEFOREHAND

myself - surplus - other - remainder

. . . .
( ) - remainder
( ) - surplus
( ) - place

previous - myself - I

.
( ) - plans
( ) - estimate
( ) - expectation

DEPOSIT

BESTOW

custody - leave with - entrust to

. .
( ) - deposit
( ) - to give into custody
( ) - to look after

participate in - give - award - impart - provide -

. . .
( ) - government party
( ) - parties in and out of power
( ) - participation

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CONTAIN

INFANCY

form - looks

.
( ) - suspect (person)
( ) - subject
( ) - suspect

childhood

.
( ) - kindergarten
( ) - infant
( ) - very young

MELT

ESQ.

dissolve - thaw

. . .
( ) - lava
( ) - to melt
( ) - to melt

way - manner - situation - polite suffix

( ) - identical
( ) - state
( ) - pattern

NEED

LEAF

main point - essence - pivot - key to

.
( ) - necessary
( ) - demand
( ) - important

plane - lobe - needle - blade - spear -

( ) - language
( ) - Chiba (city)
( ) - fresh leaves

SUNSHINE

JUMP

yang principle - positive - male - heaven -

( ) - sun
( ) - proton
( ) - cheerful

dance - leap - skip

.
( ) - dancing
( ) - to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
( ) - dance

BATHE

LONGING

be favored with - bask in

. .
( ) - to bathe
( ) - bathe
( ) - bathroom

covetousness - greed - passion - desire - craving

. .
( ) - will
( ) - wanted
( ) - appetite (for food)

TRUST

THE FOLLOWING

request

. . .
( ) - reliance
( ) - request
( ) - to request

next

( ) - next day
( ) - following year
( ) - the next morning

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FALL

ENTWINE

drop - come down

. . .
( ) - to fall down
( ) - to drop
( ) - depreciation

coil around - get caught in

. .
( ) - to contact
( ) - to entangle
( ) - to arrest

EGG

RIOT

ovum - spawn - roe

( ) - egg-laying
( ) - fertilized eggs
( ) - ovum

war - disorder - disturb

. . .
( ) - disorder
( ) - to be disordered
( ) - troubles

BACK

PROFIT

amidst - in - reverse - inside - palm - sole -

( ) - to betray
( ) - backing
( ) - the reverse

advantage - benefit

.
( ) - use
( ) - interest rates
( ) - profit

RHYTHM

LAND

law - regulation - gauge - control

( ) - law
( ) - evenness
( ) - order

six

( ) - land
( ) - continent
( ) - landing

ABBREVIATION

RATIO

omission - outline - shorten - capture - plunder

. .
( ) - strategy
( ) - aggression
( ) - capture

rate - proportion - % - coefficient - factor

.
( ) - ratio
( ) - tariff
( ) - efficiency

DETAIN

CURRENT

fasten - halt - stop

. . . .
( ) - residual
( ) - overseas student
( ) - internment

a sink - flow - forfeit

. . . - .
( ) - exchange
( ) - stream
( ) - to stream

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COMPLETE

GRAINS

finish

( ) - end
( ) - acknowledgment
( ) - completion

drop - counter for tiny particles

( ) - particle
( ) - small grain
( ) - elementary particle

REFRESHING

BOTH

nice and cool

. . . .
( ) - cool (of weather)
( ) - cool
( ) - cool breeze

old Japanese coin -

( ) - both countries
( ) - both political parties
( ) - parents

GOOD

HEAL

pleasing - skilled

. - . . - .
( ) - good
( ) - badness
( ) - improvement

cure

( ) - medical care
( ) - medical treatment
( ) - remedy

JURISDICTION

QUANTITY

dominion - territory - fief - reign

( ) - president
( ) - dominion
( ) - occupation

measure - weight - amount - consider - estimate -

.
( ) - large quantity
( ) - weight
( ) - quantity

WHEEL

GREEN

ring - circle - link - loop -

( ) - the Olympics
( ) - keirin
( ) - ring

( ) - green tract of land

( ) - green
( ) - tree planting

SORT

TEARS

kind - variety - class - genus

.
( ) - variety
( ) - mankind
( ) - documents

sympathy

( ) - lachrymal
( ) - to be moved to tears
( ) - tearful voice

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EXAMPLE

ORDERS

custom - usage - precedent

.
( ) - proportion
( ) - for example
( ) - exception

ancient laws - command - decree

( ) - commandant
( ) - order
( ) - government ordinance

SALUTE

COOL

bow - ceremony - thanks - remuneration

( ) - reward
( ) - discourtesy
( ) - etiquette

cold (beer, person) - chill

. . . .
( ) - cold war
( ) - calm
( ) - cold (to the touch)

AGE

ZERO

( ) - age
( ) - advanced (old) age
( ) - old person or people

spill - overflow - nothing - cipher

. .
( ) - 12 o'clock (midnight)
( ) - insignificant
( ) - going undefeated

FILE

CURRICULUM

row - rank - tier - column

continuation - passage of time

( ) - train (ordinary)
( ) - series
( ) - archipelago

( ) - history
( ) - historic
( ) - successive generations

PRACTICE

ROMANCE

gloss - train - drill - polish - refine

. .
( ) - practice
( ) - practice
( ) - to knead

in love - yearn for - miss - darling

. .
( ) - lover
( ) - love
( ) - yearned for

PATH

TAKE ALONG

route - road - distance

-
( ) - route
( ) - road
( ) - road

lead - join - connect - party - gang - clique

. . . - .
( ) - UN
( ) - Soviet Union
( ) - union

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OLD MAN

LABOR

old age - grow old

. .
( ) - the aged
( ) - old age
( ) - eldest

thank for - reward for - toil - trouble

. . .
( ) - manual labor
( ) - laborer
( ) - labor union

ARGUMENT

RECORD

discourse

( ) - discussion
( ) - argument
( ) - public opinion

( ) - record
( ) - registration
( ) - compilation

GULF

HARMONY

bay - inlet

( ) - gulf coast
( ) - Taiwan
( ) - harbours

Japanese style - peace - soften - Japan

. . .
( ) - peace
( ) - republic
( ) - peace

ARM
ability - talent

( ) - left arm
( ) - ability
( ) - right arm

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