popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
to be on the right track; to go well
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
(can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?
don't you think?; indicates question
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
single word; a few words; brief comment
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
at work; in the midst of work; working
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
I appreciate your efforts