before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
slowly and quietly; smoothly
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
family restaurant (varied menu options, inexpensive); casual dining restaurant
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
woman; female; feminine gender
something; some kind of; for some reason
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
pieces; scraps; disconnected
scene; spectacle; sight; view
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
frame-by-frame playback; frame advance; frame-by-frame advance; film drive (camera)