before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
serious (vital) question; a grave issue; a matter of grave concern
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
within a marriage; between husband and wife; conjugal
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
first time; first; initial
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
outside of; not covered by
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
being struck mad by love; foolish passion; blind love; infatuation; jealousy
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated