dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to succeed; to bear fruit
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
like this; in this way; as you see
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
refutation; rebuttal; retort
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to follow; to conform; to apply to
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
rest; break; recess; intermission
communications partner; entity at the end of a communication
direct connection; direct link
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
second (unit of time); arc second
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage