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since then; from that time; ever since

1

to look around; to look towards (us)

1

to state one's opinion

1

to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate

2

calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind

8

objective

3

recommendation; referral; endorsement

2

university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

5

job hunting; job searching

1

young female TV announcer (who also frequently functions as a television talent doing on-location fluff pieces for variety shows)

1

series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary

2

to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back

1

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

8

depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)

2

unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha

1

speaking of; (I told you) already; come on

1

joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company

3

compromise; giving in

1

(find) common (meeting) ground

1

to speak frankly; to put things bluntly

2

deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score

1

field of early-blooming (or ripening) rice

1

to slide into; to slip into

1

remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted

1

to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

1

to grow old; to age

1

change of job; change of occupation; career change

1

easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do

2

free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control

1

reason; logic; sense; natural way of things

1

position

2

is it not so?

1

front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)

1

throne

1

influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne

1

overestimation; overrating; overvaluing

2

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

1

to order; to command; to appoint

1

to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)

2

confusion; mixing; merger

1

only; merely; just; at most; no more than

1

gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine

2

offstage; backstage; behind the scenes

1

pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure

1

to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)

1

things; everything

3

to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers

1

indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell

1

to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off

1

ordinary person; average person; mediocre person

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