before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
bento; Japanese box lunch
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to recall; to remember; to recollect
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody