[いつのまにか, itsunomanika] (adv) before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares; (P)
[どわすれ, dowasure] (n, vs) (See 胴忘れ・どうわすれ) lapse of memory; forgetting for a moment something one knows well; (something) slipping one's mind
[ビジュアルけい, bijuaru kei] (n) (1) a handsome man (esp. one who knows this); (2) a musical group that places importance on visuals such as makeup
[いっすんさきはやみ, issunsakihayami] (exp) No one knows what the future holds; The future is a closed book
[いつしか, itsushika] (adv) before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
[げだいがくもん, gedaigakumon] (n) putting on a knowing air when one only knows the title of the book (play, etc.); pretending to understand the nature of something when one only knows its name
[がくしゃばか, gakushabaka] (n) scholar who knows but little of the ways of the world
[おにがでるかほとけがでるか, onigaderukahotokegaderuka] (exp) (id) God only knows what may happen
[げいをするいぬ, geiwosuruinu] (exp) dog that knows (does) tricks
[いわずとしれた, iwazutoshireta] (exp) as everyone knows; needless to point out
[こうゆうかんけい, kouyuukankei] (n) one's relationships; people one knows
[こをもってしるおやのおん, kowomotteshiruoyanoon] (exp) (id) He that has no child knows not what love is
[しゃかにせっぽう, shakaniseppou] (exp) teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; lecturing to the Buddha
[でものはれものところきらわず, demonoharemonotokorokirawazu] (exp) (id) Necessity knows no law
[しゅんみんあかつきをおぼえず, shunmin'akatsukiwooboezu] (exp) (col) In spring one sleeps a sleep that knows no dawn
[おんなたらし, onnatarashi] (n) guy who knows how to play the ladies; skillful playboy; lady-killer; philanderer; Don Juan
[おやのこころこしらず, oyanokokorokoshirazu] (exp) there is no love like a father's; no child knows how dear he is to his parents
[だれしらぬ, dareshiranu] (exp, adv) nobody knows
[どうわすれ, douwasure] (n, vs) (See ど忘れ) lapse of memory; forgetting for a moment something one knows well; (something) slipping one's mind
[のうあるたかはつめをかくす, nouarutakahatsumewokakusu] (exp) (id) a wise man keeps some of his talents in reserve; one shouldn't show off; the person who knows most often says least; a skilled hawk hides its talons
[ばかのひとつおぼえ, bakanohitotsuoboe] (exp) (id) He that knows little often repeats it
[あすのことをいえばおにがわらう, asunokotowoiebaonigawarau] (exp) (id) Nobody knows the morrow
[やくしゃこども, yakushakodomo] (n) skilled actor who is like a child offstage; good actor who knows but little of the ways of the world
[やくしゃばか, yakushabaka] (n) good actor who is inept in all other matters; demon for acting who is utterly indifferent to all other concerns; skilled actor who knows little of life; person who excels in one occupation (profession) but lacks simple common sense
[ろんごよみのろんごしらず, rongoyominorongoshirazu] (exp) a mere scholar, unable to practically use what he has learned; someone who knows a theory, but cannot apply it
[もちはもちや, mochihamochiya] (exp) (id) every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results