contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
person asking for advice; inquirer; consulter; consultor; counselee; querent (in tarot, astrology, etc.)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
please (give me); please (do for me)
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
for this very reason; that is exactly why
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
had better ...; had better not ...
still (continuing); as ever; further
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
rereading; reading again; reading a single kanji twice (with different pronunciations) in kanbun
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)