beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
shopping area within a train station
nobori; long, narrow banner attached to a pole on one side and a horizontal rod along the top; Boys' Day nobori; carp streamer
light meal; snack; refreshments
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
(written) appeal; circular; manifesto; encouragement; encouraging words; letter of encouragement
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
flat-out run; driving at full speed
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty); sexual position in which one person stands supporting the other
because; as; since; so; due to
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
temporary; transitory; short-lived
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
oshizushi; sushi rice and other ingredients pressed in box or mould (mold)
self-control; self-restraint
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
another dimension; different level; whole other level
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner