before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
indescribable; having no way to express
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to collapse on the street (from illness, hunger, exhaustion, etc.); to fall down dead on the road
memory; sense; experience
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
at that time; in those days
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
to be heartbroken; to have one's heart break; to be overwhelmed with grief
killing by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
ancestor; forefather; foremother