before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
clop clop; rumble rumble; sound of something being boiled
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to join forces; to cooperate
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
in that manner; like that
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
yacht (esp. a sailing boat with one mast); sailing boat; sailboat
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
news media; news organization; newspeople; people in the press
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay