before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
dispersing; breaking up; running away
to become distant; to recede
to jar; to creak; to grate
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
internal bleeding; internal haemorrhage; internal hemorrhage
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
willpower; energy; vitality
to flare up; to fly into a rage
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
alert status; emergency alert
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to jump at; to be attracted by
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
body; physical system; (the) person
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
on bad terms; at loggerheads
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
forgetting; lapse of memory
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to be exhausted; to be worn out