before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to become possible; to become able to (do)
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
trough; gutter; water pipe; coulisse (of a sword blade)
explosion; rupture; break off
verbal message; word (from someone)
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
indeterminate form; undefined; indefinite; unstructured
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
half the body; half length
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to be in focus; to come into focus
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
not worth doing; waste of effort