while; during; performed in this condition
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
in spite of; regardless of
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
extreme reverence; deeply revered person; the Emperor
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
one of these days; someday; one day
compelling force; legal force
to escape from; to get out
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
classification; categorization; sorting
old people; seniors; elders; old-timer
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
thought; consideration; thinking
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway