loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to face; to go towards; to head towards
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
a long time ago; in those days
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
already; now; no longer; not any more
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to chat enthusiastically; to chatter; to talk on and on
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
prudence; judgement; sense; discipline; care; control
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to become desperate; to give in to despair
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
on bargain sale; rising in popularity; up-and-coming; budding
to like; to love; to be fond of
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
how many times; how often
hard worker; hardworking person