before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
another shop, store, or firm
first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
approximate age; age range
effect; result; worth; use; avail
narrow; thin (sized); slender
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
greatest mistake of one's life
roundhouse kick; turning kick
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
catch (fishing); amount of fish caught; caught fish
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
tip-off (to the authorities); information (on); anonymous report
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
address book; list of addresses; mailing list
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
speculation; thinking; meditation
to feel a chill run down one's spine
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
informal consent; private consent
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
to make somebody lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
to (seem) eager to; to want to; to be anxious to
to waste time; to kill time
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
treating (someone) like they are air; ignoring (someone)