being argued into silence; being left speechless
not necessarily so; is not always true
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
timely; well-timed; clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to fold (one's) arms; to stand by and do nothing; to look on passively
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
preliminary arrangements; spade work
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
one revolution; one rotation
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
not caring; not giving a damn
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup