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before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

4

mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus

1

protruding navel; outie

1

a hard time; pains

1

seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

2

on bad terms; at loggerheads

1

to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered

2

this morning

4

discriminatory; discriminative

2

intention; aim; design

1

even if not; even without

2

the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique

3

physiological function; physiology

1

exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe

1

difference; discrepancy; variation

1

friction; discord; strife

4

fundamental; basic

2

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

12

which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow

4

isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

2

puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious

5

immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

8

beautiful; gorgeous

1

silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow

1

pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction

1

beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man

4

to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear

8

simple; simplified; easy; plain

1

way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation

10

armor; armour

1

white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine

1

basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote

1

himself; he himself

1

vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit

2

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

1

yen (currency of Japan); circle

2

Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)

4

cabinet minister

1

relative; relation; kin

1

to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)

1

approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

1

important person; strategic person; key figure

1

what to do

1

education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education

2

chance; opportunity; occasion

4

compared to

6

occasionally; once in a while; now and then

6

general idea; concept; notion

5

mutual; reciprocal

1

to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap

1