cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
living by oneself; living alone
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
complete set; all; everything
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
scenery; scene; landscape
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
eco bag; reusable shopping bag
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
outside of; not covered by
butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
coexistence; living together
special; particular; peculiar; unique
meal consisting of soup, rice and three dishes (esp. namasu, nimono and yakimono)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
senior high school; high school