beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
to concern; to be related
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
spirit world; underworld; the next world
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
strong interaction; strong force
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
(with a) mindset as if one were playing a video game; thinking of (treating) something as though it were a game
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to be worried; to be troubled
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
training; drill; practice; discipline
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate