before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to distract a person's attention
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
just like; the same as; no different than
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to badger; to pester; to beg
to make up a shortfall; to cover a shortage; to compensate for a shortage; to fill a gap
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
going around; patrol; round; tour
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
admiration; praise; prizing; appreciation
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word