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change of course

2

pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting

9

to rise; to swell; to be promoted

2

internal conditions; true state of affairs

1

cooked rice; meal

2

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

1

numerous; many

1

mistake; error

4

to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)

1

regular customer

1

touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)

1

amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities

3

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

3

junior high school student; middle school pupil

1

to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

1

life; living; I; me; student

1

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

1

curious; strange; unusual

1

fresh fish

1

being too late; losing one's final chance

3

high priest; highly-ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning

1

to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

4

evening sun; setting sun

1

before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

3

universe; cosmos; space

3

bad habit; vice

1

very much; very many; more and more

2

somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra

1

useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

2

victory; triumph; conquest; success; win

9

to make frantic efforts

1

to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

4

world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)

2

difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress

1

reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse

1

suicide; apoptosis

2

how many times?

3

if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow

2

madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)

2

yours sincerely; respectfully yours

3

temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction

1

to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

1

horseplay; fooling around

1

to be dead; to be lifeless

1

question and answer session

1

real intention; true motive; true meaning

3

to bring back; to restore

4

sigh

2

day after day; day by day

1

fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest

1