before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
all present; all concerned; all of us
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
preference; priority; precedence
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
with a friendly grin; smilingly
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
serious; severe; grave; acute
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to spend time (on doing something)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
just one person; only one
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
coincident with; while; simultaneously
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth