beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
don't worry about it; forget about it
don't worry; no worries; never mind
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
stupid brat; son of a bitch
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
home environment; family environment
up until now; as recently as the present
to forget completely; to leave behind
a second time; again; once more; twice
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to give an impression; to make an impression
manner (with others); attitude
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
on the light side (weight); (relative) lightness
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
inner, astringent skin (of a chestnut)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
chestnut rice; rice boiled with chestnuts