external injury; external wound; (physical) trauma
great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
Patagonian mara (Dolichotis patagonum)
frivolity; unpredictability; erraticism; first-time guest in a red-light district
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
permanence; perpetuity; Chōkyū era (1040.11.10-1044.11.24)
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
nonchalantly; without a care
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
otherwise; if not; or else
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
reminiscent smile; laughing at a memory; smiling to oneself as one recalls something pleasant or amusing
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
touché; you've got me there
to score an ippon; to score a full point (in judo, kendo, etc.); to one-up (someone); to defeat (in an argument); to score (against someone)
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
rice riot (e.g. in 1890, 1897 and 1918); widespread rice shortage
vulva; female genitals; female genital area
pencil case; pen case; writing case; brush case
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
madly in love; completely charmed (by); head over heels (for); from the heart; entirely; completely
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
elopement; running away with a lover
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)