worthwhile reading; substantial reading
to accumulate one's unpublished paintings or writings
one-hit wonder; flash in the pan; all-or-nothing gambler; one-shot speculator; slugger; home-run batter
chicken or fish meatloaf made with egg
18 certificate; R-18; restricted to those 18 years or older
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)
debut work; one's first work
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
hastily made; improvised preparation
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
a person without a single relative
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
ping-pong; table tennis; exactly!; surely!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
well-known; noted; celebrated
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
private affairs; personal matter
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded; to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
new book; new publication
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
how; in what way; I wonder
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?