dumbfounded; in mute amazement
what kind of business; what sort of matter
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
participation; joining; entry; adherence
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to go out and away; to leave
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
this for sure; certainly is
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
invitation; summons; bidding (e.g. to host the Olympics); calling
mobilization; mobilisation
duty; obligation; responsibility
presence; sitting with; being with
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
suddenly; all of a sudden
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
sign; indication; omen; symptom
deed; act; work; performance
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
to play a leading role; to play a central part
unqualified; without qualifications
just because; even if; even though
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
red hair; Westerner (esp., originally, the Dutch)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against