How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
the opposite sex; isomerism
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
this and that; various things
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning
aliteracy; loss of interest in or shift away from reading (especially serious) books or literature
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
individual; private person; personal; natural person
(piece of) type; movable type; moveable type; printed word; printed matter; print
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
novel; story; (work of) fiction
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
series (of publications); library (set of books)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
in order; in turn; one by one
counter for books; volume
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; twisting throw
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly