sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears
hot topic; talk of the town
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
next year; next fiscal year
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
attendance; presence; appearance
adoption; selection; choice
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
sympathy; compassion; pity
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
affirmative vote; yes vote; aye
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to be in focus; to come into focus
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to live; to get along; to spend (time)