noisy; confused; uproarious
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
someone else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
slight; little; insignificant
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
back (of a chair); backrest
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
about this time; about now
war; battle; match; game; competition
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
limousine (stretched car); shuttle bus (usu. to airport)