before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
wood (for building); lumber; timber
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
almost; roughly; approximately
connection; link; relationship
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
inscrutable; incomprehensible
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
dealing with; coping with
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
close; intimate; on good terms
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming