before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
natural features; scenery; things particular to a certain region or season; characteristic scenery and customs; scenes and manners
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
rising; ascending; climbing
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
function; facility; faculty; feature
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
sufferings; ordeals; agony; Passion (of Christ); crucifixion
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)