Hi all! Today is a fine day and tomorrow is a public holiday so what are your plans for tomorrow? Are you going to put your feet up? My wife, Anna and I are planning to visit Goemon but we will ‘Play it by ear’.

To play it by ear means – Your plans will depend on other circumstances or other things that may happen instead. Look at this conversation:

• What time shall we meet tonight?　今夜は何時に会おうか。
   
• I don’t know, I may have to work overtime, so let’s play it by ear!　うーん、残業になるかもしれないからまだ分からないわ、適当に（臨機応変に）しましょうよ。
• That’s a good idea!　そうだね！