expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
even more; still more; further
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
meaning; significance; sense
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
two times; twice; two degrees
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
alone; by oneself; on one's own