before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
second (unit of time); arc second
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
devoting (oneself) to; concentrating (one's efforts) on
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
had better ...; had better not ...
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to jar; to creak; to grate
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...