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hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

5

moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)

1

launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party

1

presiding judge

1

your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency

1

painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

10

evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround

1

defendant; the accused

1

crime; offense; offence

1

contradiction; inconsistency

3

confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)

6

simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means

1

corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with

9

excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person

3

to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on

1

it's no joke; gimme a break!

2

lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher

5

to be filled to bursting; to burst

1

disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful

1

that is to say; so that means

2

often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to

1

handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse

2

this and that; one thing or another

1

to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)

2

vicious circle; vicious cycle

1

the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result

10

to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to

4

hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs

1

pride

1

fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification

1

to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in

2

has reached its limit; has reached its peak

1

university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

9

curse; spell; malediction

8

to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

4

home area; home town; local

11

national

1

help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

4

goddess; female deity

1

to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue

3

to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue

1

old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence

2

complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)

3

having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense

2

perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

6

Asia

1

inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about

1

from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because

4

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

9

to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)

2