before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to make one's rounds; to patrol
weight; heavyweight boxer
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
go that far; to that extent
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
transport; freight; shipping
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
reserve equipment; backup unit; spare
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
coincident with; while; simultaneously
direct connection; direct link
voice recognition; speech recognition
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to speak; to say; to vocalize