before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to raise one's voice; to shout
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
serious look (on one's face); straight face
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
drinking straight from a bottle
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to blow off; to be blown off
tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)