contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
rational; reasonable; logical
triangle; triangular shape
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
tendency; trend; inclination
very; extremely; excessively
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
delusion; trick of the imagination
letting (someone) die without helping
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
moratorium; period of grace; extension (of time, e.g. to make payments); postponement (of social responsibility); immaturity; not having developed emotional maturity
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to move forward; to move on
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
special; particular; peculiar; unique
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying