taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
peerage (in Japan; 1869-1947); nobility; aristocracy
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
amateur baseball; sandlot baseball
the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; MLB
all-star game; all-star cast
starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)
place where music lessons are given; music class; music school
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
full-course dinner; multicourse meal; full (educational) course
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
(electrical) outlet; (wall) socket; power point
to know one has enough; to be satisfied with one's lot in life
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up
change; changing; exchange (e.g. of goods); change of sides (in baseball, American football, etc.); switching ends (in tennis, volleyball, etc.)
underestimation; undervaluation
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation