before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
should; must; -able; probably; likely
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
adds force or indicates command
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
myself; yourself; I; me; you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to set (sun); to become dark
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
(main building of a) Shinto shrine
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
aging; wearing out; deterioration
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
correction; rectification; mending; repair
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
surname; family name; last name
Ishikawa prefecture (Hokuriku area)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine