contrary to one's expectations
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration; contamination
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
town; city; municipal; urban
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to be to the point; to be pertinent
archery; mapping; map; morphism
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
commercial (on radio, TV, etc.); advertisement; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
being placed one upon another; piling up; superimposition; superposition; excellent; splendid
to make the same; to have the same ...; to be of the same ...
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
electricity bill; electric bill
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
to have a name entered in the family register
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
total; sum total; total amount
to become spring-like; to show signs of spring
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
expression; look; countenance; face