disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
busybody; meddler; nosey parker
jealousy; roasted rice cake
human rights; civil liberties
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to open (up) a Pandora's box
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
much less; to say nothing of
having said that; be that as it may
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
appropriate time to do (something); occasion when (something) must be done
character of a place; situation; location; occasion
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to give an impression; to make an impression
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
windfall; piece of good luck
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
three sides; small offering stand
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down