to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
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
opinion; point of view; visual point
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
secret; private; surreptitious
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
deadly serious; deadly earnest
even if not; even without
to subsist; to keep on living
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
to become fraught with emotion
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
office job; clerical work
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
steady; sound; reliable; solid
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
job hunting; job searching
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
(in) his way; peculiar to him
sincere; earnest; serious
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
to be rearranged or transposed
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups