contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
soft and elastic; flexible; pliant
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
had better ...; had better not ...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
to push (something) against
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
zipper; zip; zip fastener
one's own bowling ball; control of the ball by one's own team (esp. basketball)
heave-ho (chant when doing heavy work)
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to take away; to carry away
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
give-and-take; give and take
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
joining surface; bonding plane; adherend
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
that is to say; so that means
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak