contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
social game; social network game
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
close; intimate; on good terms
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
neglecting; leaving alone
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
speech; words; one's lines; remarks