one's own house; own; personal; autologous
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
foursome; group of four people; Gang of Four (Maoist political faction)
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
time limit; time restriction
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
third time lucky; third time's the charm
The Little Match Girl (1845 short story by Hans Christian Andersen)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
potato chips; potato crisps
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
active people; doers; people who get things done
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
head; brains; intellect; understanding
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast