before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
popular person; favorite; favourite
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to be softened; to calm down
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
way; method; means; resource; course
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
like this; in this way; as you see
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
easy to read; legible; clear