contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
proposal; offer; request; application
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
after a long time; for the first time in a while
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
sympathy; compassion; pity
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
dishonesty; injustice; dishonor; dishonour; ingratitude
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
something like ...; something called ...
stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
convention; tired tradition; old custom
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to complain; to make a complaint
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to go out and away; to leave
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
speculatively buying a rice harvest, while the fields are still green; recruiting of university students before the agreed date
all over; all over the place; everywhere
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
to pick up; to find; to gather
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)