before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
jinx; omen (can be a good omen)
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to be found; to be discovered
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
how; in what way; I wonder
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
chop (pro wrestling move); knifehand strike; chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop (tennis); chop stroke
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
in comparison to; rather than
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
due to the fact that; because of
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to stop walking; to pause
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
half-holiday; sixth round (in a game of 12 rounds)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
third day of the month; three days
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to move (house); to change residence
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
relation; connection; relevance
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis