beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
at that time; in those days
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
meaning; significance; sense
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
reality; actuality; hard fact
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
(not) a single person; (no) one
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
year after year; as the years go by; with each passing year
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
one's family; family member
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...