lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
particle; postpositional word in Japanese grammar that functions as an auxiliary to a main word
serious accident; major incident
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
make no progress; remain unsettled
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom
incessant talking; rapid talking
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
very; much; greatly; a lot of
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
world; society; people; the public
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to be photographed; to be projected
reformed delinquent; former delinquent youth
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
warm and snug; soft and comfortable
father; dad; husband; you; he