before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to become dim; to become blurred
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
even though it is not; despite not
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
half the body; half length
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
every place; various places
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
clothes; clothing; garments
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
returning (to the authorities); restoring
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out