contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
correlation diagram; correlation chart; relationship chart (of characters in a televised drama, etc.)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
to some extent; to a certain extent
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
very interesting; of great interest
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school