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Hotly debated topics: proactive stance against discrimination and school busing.
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Vocabulary list

ronsou
noun, suru verb
  1. dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
ooi
i adjective
  1. many; numerous; a lot
  2. large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
  3. frequent; common
wadai
noun, no adjective
  1. topic; subject
sekkyokuteki
na adjective
  1. positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
sekkyoku
noun or verb acting prenominally
  1. active; positive; progressive
teki
suffix, na adjective
  1. -ical; -ive; -al; -ic; -y (used to form adjectives from nouns)
  2. -like; -ish; -sort of; -kind of
  3. (something) like; along the lines of (used similarly to a quoting particle, esp. as 的な or 的なこと)
  4. -wise; in terms of; for; from the viewpoint of; from a ... standpoint; as far as ... is concerned (after a noun or pronoun, esp. adverbially as ~に(は))
suffix
  1. Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (used as a form of address with names, work titles, etc. to denote either light disdain or familiarity)
sabetsu
noun, suru verb
  1. distinction; differentiation; discrimination
  2. discrimination (against people)
zeseisochi
noun
  1. corrective action (measure); rectification
zesei
noun, suru verb
  1. correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
sochi
noun, suru verb
  1. measure; step; action
to
particle, conjunction
  1. if; when
  2. and
particle
  1. with
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
  1. promoted pawn
particle
  1. indicates a question (at sentence end)
tsuugaku
noun, suru verb
  1. commuting to school; school commute

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