taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
teachers, superiors, and men of prominence
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
to eagerly look forward to
packing; crating; packaging
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to strike; to hit; to give hell to
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
proverb; maxim; aphorism; Proverbs (book of the Bible)
pressure; oppression; suppression
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
better than none at all; better than nothing
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
station; office; guardroom
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
fort; stronghold; fortification
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
jokingly; in the form of a joke
fragile article; breakables; broken article
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
supporter; sponsor; patron; backer
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)