before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
in comparison to; rather than
such ... as; or some such
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
jokingly; in the form of a joke
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to anticipate; to foresee
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
imagination; supposition; guess
grasp; catch; understanding
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
company; corporation; workplace
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
how; in what way; by what means
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
income; receipts; revenue