before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
honorific/polite/humble prefix
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to look around; to survey
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
chair; stool; post; office; position
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
alert status; emergency alert
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
police officer; policeman; constable
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
I appreciate your efforts
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to take a breath; to take a short rest
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...