before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
being absorbed (in); immersion; sinking (into)
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)
frosted (glass); matted; disillusionment; letdown
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
true character; true heart; true spirit
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
increase and decrease; fluctuation
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by