before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
nothing but; except; no more than
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
reality; actuality; hard fact
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
genuine; authentic; true; real
The First of a Million Kisses
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying