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to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)

2

to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank

2

where to?; whither?

4

casual; unconcerned; nonchalant

6

to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself

1

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex

5

unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

1

feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles

2

to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge

1

absentmindedly; dazedly; vaguely

1

indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless

1

good grief

1

to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

5

red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing

4

pitch black

3

performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact

5

straight; upright; erect

4

amount left over; remaining portion

1

sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

1

fog; mist; spray

1

tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

5

's; of; belonging to

2

east end; eastern tip

1

autumn day; autumn sun

5

troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)

3

scramble (for)

1

to call in; to invite; to bring in

2

to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes

2

person who avoids others; social outcast

1

western edge (e.g. of city); west side

1

antiquity; ancient times

4

development; exploitation

1

rice plant (Oryza sativa)

1

to mow; to reap; to harvest

1

sun drying; solar drying

1

drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice

1

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

1

hostility; antagonism; opposition

1

newcomer; tyro

1

to take up one's residence

2

fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling

2

ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern

1

more and more; increasingly; extremely; very

24

to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient

2

to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos

2

extortion; shakedown

1

inhabitant; resident; citizen; population

1

to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into

9

to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with

1

given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this

5