to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
(one's) current position; current location; present position
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
man of the hour; woman of the hour
to write down; to record; to register
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
element; component; (chemical) element; (electronic) element; device; zipper tooth
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
stranger; tramp; wanderer
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
one-armed shoulder throw (judo or sumo)
outblooming even a flower (of a young girl); (lit.) even the flower blushes (before her beauty)
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
people with a pure and innocent image (esp. actresses, singers, etc.)
the opposite sex; isomerism
hearing; audible sound; rumour; rumor; tasting (alcohol, tea, etc.)
in terms of; from the point of view of
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
billboard; advertising tower; face (of a company, group, etc.); poster girl; poster boy
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals