unexpected; unforeseen; strange
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
very young; little; childish; immature
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
how many people; a number of people
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
individual; private person; personal; private
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
later on; eventually; afterwards
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
the world in general; society; convention
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
cannot be compared with; no match for
beyond that point; after that
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb