to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
most part; greater part; majority
abandoned child; foundling
build; physique; frame; constitution
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
surname; family name; last name
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
close; intimate; on good terms
extremely; very; really; super; so
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
you; Mr; Mister; older brother; elder brother
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to rush back; to run back
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against