before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to discuss; to talk together
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
newcomer; initiate; rookie
established practice; custom
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce