before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
planned; scheduled; systematic
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye; loving someone dearly
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
emotional scars; mental trauma
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
fallen angel; Lucifer; demon; Satan
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
right in the midst of; right at the height of
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
number of persons; personnel
January; first month of the lunar calendar
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
be (that) as it may; having said that
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
important documents; important papers
information transfer; information transmission
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in