before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
master craftsman; skillful worker
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to mix; to stir; to blend
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
low kick (e.g. in fighting)
Lagomorpha; order comprising the rabbits, hares and pikas
Leporidae (rabbit family)
man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women; peaceable men who don't approach women as potential partners; (lit.) herbivore
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
tune (melody, piece of music)