before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
while; during; while; although; all; both
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
nothing but; except; no more than
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies