before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
have to do; must; should; ought to
to lay aside; to set aside
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to turn completely into; to become completely
small insect; midge; vermicule
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
butcher-bird prey impaled on twigs, thorns, etc. for later consumption
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
licentious; profligate; dissipated; riotous; wild
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)
to torture; to persecute; to excruciate
acknowledged; accepted; agreed
under the orders of; by order (command)
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
interior design; interior; upholstery
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
herculean strength; mountain carrier-guide
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
attenuation; damping; decay