taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
physical work; manual labour (labor)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
coordinator; coordinating role
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)
simple diet; plain food; simple food; frugal meal
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
to feign ignorance; to play dumb
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
to be able to manage somehow or another
next term; next period; next version; next release
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
funny story; funny anecdote
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
complete change; about-face