before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
one day; (on) a certain day
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
sooner or later; in due time; in due course
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
heterosexual person (as viewed by homosexual person)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
very young; little; childish; immature
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to like; to love; to be fond of
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
front; frontage; facade; main
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
behind; in the rear; in back
while; even though; despite
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to turn towards; to point
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
war situation; progress of a battle
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)