before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
several times (as large, over)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
earthen walls (of fortification); earthwork; embankment
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
convenient; handy; useful
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to collect; to assemble; to gather
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
magical power; mystical force
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
original song; original melody
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
holy tree; sacred tree; Christmas tree
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
cold-blooded person; heartless; coldhearted person