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blessing

3

from outside; from the side

2

husband

2

after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

2

neglect

1

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

1

to inform; to notify; to know; to reign

2

sadness; sorrow; grief

3

to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent

2

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

5

disappointment; despair

3

of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant

2

because of this

1

since some time or another; since who-knows-when

1

because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece

2

handling things without making waves; taking in one's stride

2

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

3

spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl

1

to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down

1

order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence

2

in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se

3

light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight

2

long ago; a long time ago; already

5

Hamburg steak; hamburger steak

4

to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with

1

magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell

4

midterm (mid-semester) test or exam

1

continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last

2

third day of the month; three days

8

being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher

34

the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening

4

class president; head class representative

1

to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)

3

scattered; separated; dispersed

1

blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper

6

after graduation

5

route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)

16

last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month

2

parent and child meeting (with teacher for course, career guidance, etc.)

50

materials; data; document

2

based on; built on; made from

1

second year of high school; second-year high-school student

2

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know

9

Koshien Stadium, a baseball stadium in Koshien which is the venue of the annual high school baseball tournaments; High school baseball in Japan, the tournaments generally referred to as Kōshien, named after the stadium; Koshien, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, a neighborhood of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan

1

overall victory; championship

1

relation; connection; relevance

4

sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug

1

bitter-tasting bug

1

idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase

1

to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen

2