uses of “hit”

Hit (someone) up for

To ask someone for money

“This is the third day this week that Yoneda-san has hit me up for 1000 yen to buy lunch.”

A hit

A success

“The new line of running shoes have been a hit in the Osaka test market so we will sell them nationwide.”

Hit on

To flirt with

“I heard that Ueno-san hit on the new computer programmer and was embarrassed to learn that she was a newlywed.”

Hit

To arrive in a city or region

“Since they wouldn't hit Kobe until midnight, the film crew stopped for dinner along the way.”

Hit the ceiling

To strongly express anger

“Mieko-san said the boss hit the ceiling when he saw the cost overruns for the construction project.”