before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
time; hour; period; class
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
thought; consideration; thinking
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
I see; that's right; indeed
such; this sort of; like this
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold