思おもいがけない (omoigakenai)

彼かれから思おもいがけないことを聞きいた。

I heard something unexpected from him.

私はタバコに対して、より高い税金を掛けなければならないと思います。

I think that we have to charge an even higher tax on tobacco.

戊辰の役に、薩摩人が会津城を攻めた時、道案内にと呼び出した神官との間に、どうしても話が通じない。思案の末、謡曲のことを思い出し、シテとワキとの掛け合いよろしく問答を進め、やっとうまく行ったという逸話がある。

There is an episode when Satsuma domain attacked the Aizu-jo Castle during the Boshin War, communication with a Shinto priest who was called as a guide impossible., after much consideration, yokyoku was thought of and conversation was carried out in the same way as the dialogue between shite (main actor) and waki (supporting actor) and finally done well.