before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
body; body blow (in boxing)
another; different; separate; discrete
to flare up; to fly into a rage
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
last flight; last bus; last train
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
prickly heat; heat rash; miliaria
how many years; how long; what year
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
after school (at the end of the day)
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
the other day; a few days ago
to be born; to come into the world
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)