expression, godan verb (-su)
change the subject; divert the conversation
Used when someone deliberately steers the conversation away from an uncomfortable, awkward, or inconvenient topic.
彼は都合が悪くなるとすぐに話をそらす。
He quickly changes the subject whenever it becomes awkward for him.
その質問には答えず、彼女は
Without answering the question, she diverted the conversation.