Lingakuいつの間にか【いつのまにか】
- before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
adverb (fukushi)
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Generated definitions (experimental)
- before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
This phrase is used to describe a situation where something happens without one realizing it, often implying a passage of time or change that goes unnoticed.
He left without me noticing.
Before I knew it, the scenery around me had changed.
Generated collocations (experimental)
いつのあいだにいつの間にかじかん時間がすぎる過ぎるbefore one knows, time passesいつのあいだにいつの間にかせいちょう成長するto grow up unnoticedいつのあいだにいつの間にかめがさめる目が覚めるto wake up unawaresいつのあいだにいつの間にかけっこん結婚しているto have gotten married without noticingいつのあいだにいつの間にかすがたをけす姿を消すto disappear without anyone noticingいつのあいだにいつの間にかいえ家にかえる帰るto return home unawaresいつのあいだにいつの間にかともだち友達になるto become friends before one knowsいつのあいだにいつの間にかおかねお金がなくなるto run out of money unnoticed