work; business; company; study
instead; but (on the other hand)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
clearly; distinctly; vividly
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to stop (plug) one's ears
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
traffic light; signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to breathe out; to exhale
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
absolute pitch; perfect pitch
playing (music) by ear; transcribing (music) by ear
street; quarter; district; area
musical note; note symbol; phonetic symbol (incl. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.); part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the pronunciation (as opposed to the meaning)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
God; god; ace; king; superior person
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited