contrary to one's expectations
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
word game; wordplay; playing with words
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
fashion-consciousness; desire to be stylish; humor; humour; wit
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
ice pop; icy pole; popsicle; ice lolly
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to become pale; to turn pale
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
next; secondly; subsequently
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase