before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
the way back; the way home; return trip
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to put into effect; to put into practice
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
insect bite; bug bite; sting
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
to breathe out; to exhale
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
breathing of a sleeping person
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
door; gate; opening; title page
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to run through; to run past
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
towel blanket; terry-cloth blanket
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
whispering into a person's ear