when advice or complaints are ignored
助言や苦情が無視されるとき (jogen ya kujou ga mushi sareru toki)
"His apology fell on deaf ears."
"彼の謝罪は耳に届かなかった。" (kare no shazai wa **mimi ni todokanakatta**.)
something that suits one’s interests or abilities perfectly
to have a casual conversation about unimportant topics
to take the lead in a race or competition
to move something to a later period
to provide full and exact details about something
a person who works too much and finds it hard to stop
