beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
so; like this; in this way
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
while; during; while; although; all; both
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
such; like that; that sort of; very
manly; masculine; like a man
nice; likeable; desirable
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
with a start; with a jump
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
in this way; thus; such; uh...
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love