before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to hand (over); to deliver in person
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
there is nothing; having nothing
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
apt to (do); liable to; prone to
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
meaning; significance; sense
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open