before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
pre-war days; before the war
self-consciousness; self-awareness
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
will not do; do not; does not
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
prohibition; inhibition; ban
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to increase; to add to; to augment
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
wherein; therein; thereinto
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to be born; to come into the world
first cry of a newborn baby
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to be able to manage somehow or another
how long; how much; to what extent
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion