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Organization name

JAL Flight Crew Union; JFU

Organization name

Japan Air System Pilot Union; JPU

Proverb

even a woman of low birth can gain status by marrying rich (if she has the looks)

Proverb

you can't judge someone until you've spent time with them; you can't judge something until you've tried it; judge a man by living with him, and try a horse by riding him

Historical term

palanquin for high-status women (Edo Period)

Rare term; Ichidan verb - zuru verb (alternative form of -jiru verbs)

to catch off guard

Rare term; Ichidan verb - zuru verb (alternative form of -jiru verbs)

to take advantage of the troubled times (of an ambitious adventurer)

Obsolete term

non-official history; privately composed history

Rare term

upstage right (on a noh stage)

Rare term

cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey