before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
(being) off night duty; end of a night shift
probability; likelihood; chances
form is emptiness; matter is void; all is vanity
emptiness is form; illusion of the reality of matter
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to want; to seek; to request
middle of the night; dead of night
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
first thing in the morning
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
had better ...; may as well ...
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
trial; judgement; judgment
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)