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kohai
noun 2
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3ADJ.
expected, ungrateful
PREP.
whereas
ADV.
always, often
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noun
1
A junior member of a group in Japanese arts; mentee.
Juniors may forget their obligation to be in turn good seniors. Seniors may demand too much of their juniors. Some kohai are ungrateful. The system of interrelationship, however, continues to follow the form set by the ideal of unselfish sympathy and involvement.
The students always sit in order of seniority, both in and out of the training hall, and the kohai are always at the beck and call of the senpai.
2
An underclassman or younger student.
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Juniors may forget their obligation to be in turn good seniors. Seniors may demand too much of their juniors. Some kohai are ungrateful. The system of interrelationship, however, continues to follow t
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The students always sit in order of seniority, both in and out of the training hall, and the kohai are always at the beck and call of the senpai.
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Whereas kohai are often expected to obey their sempai at some cost to their personal welfare, sempai assume a corresponding obligation.
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