To be aware of what is happening around you.
周囲で何が起こっているかを意識する。 (shūi de nani ga okotte iru ka o ishiki suru.)
"If you want to succeed in business, always keep an ear to the ground."
"ビジネスで成功したいなら、常に地面に耳を傾けてください。" (bijinesu de seikou shitai nara, itsumo **jimen ni mimi o katamukete** kudasai.)
to meet expected standards
to accelerate; to move faster
to cause change in a situation to make it better
to punish or criticize someone severely
used to say that something is unlikely to happen
directly involved in the most active or dangerous part of so...
