unexpected; unforeseen; strange
question; inquiry; enquiry
to be surprised; to be astonished
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
fast-talking; rapid talking
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
fortune-telling; divination
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to grimace; to make a wry face
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes