before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
ration; stipend; allowance
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
a little bit; a little while
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
before it happens; previously
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer
it's not like; it isn't as if
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
sage; wise man; wise person; buddha; bodhisattva; enlightened priest
to rank with; to rank among
rustic; country bumpkin; ruffian; unrefined person; non-politician; non-government person
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
don't you think?; indicates question
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
observation; survey; watching
danger; peril; hazard; risk
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
war renunciation; anti-war; bout cancelled due to absence of one of the wrestlers
advocate; disputant; debater; (present) writer; author
because; the reason is; if you want to know why