before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
family; members of a family
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to have the end in sight; (lit.) to see the mountains
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
stairs; stairway; staircase
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
elucidation; explicit statement; specification