before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
hybrid; crossbreed; mongrel
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
even though it is not; despite not
greater than ...; bigger ...
automatic turnstile (ticket gate)
to come and go; to go back and forth
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
one's way back; one's way home
new building; annexe; annex
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (instrument)
beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
potentiality; dormancy; latency
to put on track; to make go to plan; to put into orbit; to send into orbit
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
quarrel; dispute; argument
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
yaki-fu (baked wheat gluten) cut in ring-shaped slices (Niigata specialty)
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch