before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
failure; mistake; blunder
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
close; intimate; on good terms
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
critical moment; do-or-die situation
immediately; right away; on the spot
close; intimate; on good terms
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation