taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
caricature; cartoon; comics
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
a great variety of; diversity
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
elementary school (in Japan; 1941-1947)
national polity; National Athletic Meet
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
something worth mentioning; something to count on; something problematic
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
talk; story; conversation
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
imitation; fake; counterfeit; sham
Kenmu era (of unified Japan; 1334.1.29-1336.2.29); Kenmu era (of the Northern Court; 1336.2.29-1338.8.28)
restoration; revival; resurgence
doctors; teachers; lawyers
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
youthful; young; young-looking
school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)
very careless; quite thoughtless
since that time; since then; from that point (on)
to take a growing interest in