tinnitus; ringing in the ears
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
impossible; unlikely; improbable
Far East Network; network of American military radio and television stations in East Asia
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
completely changed; totally transformed
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
river; stream; River; the ... river
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
at one's sweet will; doing whatever one pleases; however one pleases
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to speak; to hear a voice
to talk; to chat; to chatter
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
dried boiled rice used mainly as provisions of samurai troops and travelers (travellers)
capped tooth; (dental) crown
practice; practising; experience
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
I (alphabet letter); i; I; iodine (symbol)
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image