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to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
acquaintance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to realize; to realise
news; word; tidings; omen
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
notice; notification
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
as far as I know
to make known
to be well-known
ignorant of the ways of the world
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to acquire knowledge
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
I have nothing to do with it
shameless; shameless person
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
to be of no importance
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
pleased to make your acquaintance
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to perceive; to understand
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
indescribable; inexpressible
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
right to know; right to access information
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
to learn something through hearing
how should I know?; don't ask me
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
can be easily guessed
as everyone knows; needless to point out
acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
recognition; acquaintance
pretending to know
completely unknown (usu. of people); unfamiliar; complete (stranger)
skyrocketing (prices)
to know thoroughly
countless; innumerable
feigned; pretending (not to know)
unable to understand (reason, motive, etc.)
secret; hidden; unseen; inward
unbeatable; unbeaten; invincible
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
who cares?; see if I care; who knows?; how should I know?
countless; innumerable
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
stupidity; ignorance; stupid person; ignorant person
unknown; strange; I don't care; that's irrelevant; whatever
for shame!; shame on you!; shame!
fearless; daring; knowing no fear
ignorance is bliss
wisdom tooth; not knowing who your parents are; person who doesn't know who their parents are
innocent (e.g. child); pure (e.g. heart)
knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
without noticing; before one realizes; before one is aware of
to notify; to advise; to inform
acquaintance
to reveal one's (poor) upbringing (through poor manners, etc.); to betray one's origin; to give oneself away
to understand everything from only one part; to be perceptive; to be quick to understand; to be quick on the uptake
to forebode; to have a presentiment
to know something by direct experience; (lit.) to know through the skin
to not amount to much
to know personally; to have personal knowledge of
not having; unaffected by; aside; I don't know about ...; (arch.) I know not whether; (arch.) I know not if
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
there is no love like a father's; no child knows how dear he is to his parents
to turn 50; to reach 50 years of age
trusted (friend); close (relationship)
know your enemy, know thyself, and you shall not fear a hundred battles
man of the world; experienced in matters of the heart
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to begin to know
to know each other; to exchange vows; to love each other
being well-known to
coldhearted; pitiless; merciless; heartless
well-fed, well-bred; the poor can't afford manners; only when basic needs for living are met can people spare the effort to be polite
to know one has enough; to be satisfied with one's lot in life
the frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean
to begin to know; to know for the first time
to fall in love (for the first time); to know love; to be compassionate
author unknown; anonymous
if you know your enemy and know yourself, in a hundred battles you will never be defeated; know your enemy
know your enemy, know thyself, and you shall not fear a hundred battles
acquaintance; friend
summer-catch salmon
to have carnal knowledge (of a woman)
self-conceit; neglecting one's health
to taste and know
the husband is always the last to know; everyone knows of the wife's infidelity but the cuckolded husband
head monk in charge of the administrative section of a zendo (Zen)
knowing a theory without being able to apply it
only a hero can understand a hero; (lit.) swallows and sparrows can't understand the aspirations of phoenixes and swans
he that has no child knows not what love is
content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches into gold
it's hard to notice one's own faults; (lit.) one does not notice one's own body odour
better the devil you know than the devil you don't know; (lit.) better the ogre you know than the god you don't
people don't know themselves as well as they know others; even if you know what will happen to others, you don't know what will happen to yourself; (lit.) a fortune teller can't tell their own future
people don't know themselves as well as they know others; even if you know what will happen to others, you don't know what will happen to yourself; (lit.) a fortune teller can't tell their own future
strange; unfamiliar; unknown
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
he who knows, does not speak; he who speaks, does not know; those who know do not talk; those who talk do not know
you can make friends anywhere; (lit.) (you can make) acquaintances even in hell
having a hard time getting used to unfamiliar places (of children)
walk a mile in other's shoes to understand their suffering; you can't appreciate others' suffering until you've gone through it yourself; (lit.) pinch yourself and know others' pain
poets can stay in one place and still know all the famous sights
didn't know; was unaware
to be known
a straw will show which way the wind blows; a falling leaf shows that autumn has come
ungrateful; unappreciative
I believe in order to understand; credo ut intelligam
drinkers drink too much (and harm themselves in the process), nondrinkers drink too little (and miss out on the medicinal benefits of alcohol)
he who has never toiled, does not know what it is to enjoy repose
ignorance of Jōdo Shinshū practitioners (who only chant the Namu Amida Butsu and have little knowledge of other parts of Buddhism)
prickly heat powder; baby powder; talc powder
a teetotaler doesn't know (how tasty) water is when waking up after having been drunk
to observe the reasons and types of faults a person makes is to come to know whether they are virtuous or not
one cannot understand even a holy man's teachings without study; one cannot know the abilities of a great man without putting him to use; (lit.) one cannot know the delicious taste of fine food without eating it
better the devil you know than the devil you don't know; (lit.) better the ogre you know than the Buddha you don't
here it comes (interjection used when lying in wait for something); oops!; damn it!
to know; to reign