taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
two-top (soccer formation); formation with two forwards at the front line
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
photograph of two people, usu. male and female; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service where a couple are randomly connected for a conversation
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
considerably; fairly; quite
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
some people; a few people; several people
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
silence (not speaking); muteness
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
moderately; in moderation
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
don't worry; there's no need to worry
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)