change of course; route change; direction change
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
power; authority; jurisdiction
broker; intermediary; broking house
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
acceleration; speeding up
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
objection; dissent; protest
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
decentralization of power; decentralisation of power
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
hastily made; improvised preparation
adjusting one's makeup; renovation; remodeling; redecoration
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
false hair; hairpiece; hair filler
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
without sparing time for sleep
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
disparaging words; derogatory term; insult; epithet
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to view the past with nostalgia
peace accord; peace agreement
suspicion (of others); jealousy
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
looking on from afar; being a spectator