before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to fall off; to tumble down
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
don't worry about it; forget about it
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
comparatively; relatively
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
impossible; unlikely; improbable
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
incident; affair; happening; event
no!; no no!; no, not at all
annotation; explanatory note; comment
object of romantic interest
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
to concern; to be related
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy