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prospects of victory; chances of success

8

to one's heart's content or satisfaction

2

usefulness

1

to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around

2

concreteness; feasibility

1

judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee

1

giving something a try because one has nothing to lose

1

unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable

1

never mind!; don't worry about it

2

experiment; experimentation

1

the treasure that is children; child

1

so to speak

1

to convey one's thoughts

2

cheating

2

Rigel (star in the constellation Orion); Beta Orionis

60

living room (Western style); sitting room

4

right about-face

2

strong; intense; severe

7

breathily (while talking)

6

elegance; refinement; (refined) taste; elegant arts; refined pursuits

1

to yell; to rant; to rave

1

rebellious; defiant

2

fuga (placeholder name for a variable, similar to foobar)

2

this year

3

when; how soon; how long until

2

to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain

1

age (esp. advanced)

1

age thirty; one's thirties

1

ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)

1

technical skill; ability; capacity

3

to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on

6

festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy

2

event

11

to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out

6

sushi roll (rolled in nori); rolled sushi; norimaki; makizushi

21

wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking

1

trial product; prototype model

1

performance; take; game; season; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)

2

(gaping) widely

1

long time; several hours; long spell

2

to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along

5

Spica (star in the constellation Virgo); Alpha Virginis

58

rebellious phase; rebellious age

3

to pay respect (to)

2

endurance; perseverance; patience

1

setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4) on which a bean scattering ceremony is held; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)

4

sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)

9

ehōmaki; uncut sushi roll eaten during setsubun for good luck

43

(sales) promotion; (sales, advertising) campaign; campaign (for an election, social change, etc.); movement; (military) campaign

1

festival; feast; carnival; matsuri

2