care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
without; but if; otherwise; or else
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
carefree; free from worry
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
to create a stir; to make waves; to raise a question about; to cause a sensation
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
wages; pay; rental payment
winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
persecution complex; paranoia
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
to paint (draw) a picture
list price; regular price; established price
value judgement; value judgment
standing to reason; natural
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
to follow another's example
entry (into a library, museum, etc.); entering