before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
relation; connection; relevance
identification papers; ID
in the sentence; in the text; Bunchū era (of the Southern Court) (1372.4.?-1375.5.27)
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
something like ...; something called ...
unspecified large number (of people)
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to play a leading role; to play a central part
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete