beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
humans and animals; humans and beasts; beast in human form
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to think of; to come up with
to burst open; to pop; to split
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
jungle gym; monkey bars; climbing frame
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to snap; to break (under pressure)
root; joint; base; crotch
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud