before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
rather; better; instead; if anything
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
history of; experience of
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
mountain god; one's wife (esp. a nagging wife); roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)
Japanese word of Chinese origin; Sino-Japanese word; (ancient) Chinese language
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
those (near the second person)
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
tail (animal); tail end; tip
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to hang over; to cover; to take on a responsibility; to become a burden
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to shed light; to cast light