to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
rather; better; instead; if anything
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
two persons; two people; pair; couple
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
many; much; plenty; hardly
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to some extent; to a certain extent
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
tolerance; broad-mindedness
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
in the meanwhile; during the time