contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
proposal; offer; request; application
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
by myself; in person; by oneself
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to live; to make a living; to get on with
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to throw at; to turn; to raise
alone; by oneself; on one's own
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to need; to demand; to take; to require
to be to the point; to be pertinent
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to hide; to keep to oneself
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money