beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
breath; breathing; tone; mood
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to watch steadily; to stare
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
step; stride; counter for steps
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
innumerable; countless; numberless