to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
heterosexuality; heterosexual love
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
thin dōjinshi, usually featuring adult content
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
degree of familiarity; popularity
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
had better ...; had better not ...
quiet; still; surreptitious
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
stacking flat and face up (magazines, books, etc.)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
shopping; purchased goods
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
street; quarter; district; area
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
talking while standing; standing around talking
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
space (room, area, outer space)
author; writer; novelist; artist
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent