to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; opening performer; sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony
intercontinental ballistic missile; ICBM
intercontinental ballistic missile; ICBM
simultaneous; all at once
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
to yell; to rant; to rave
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate
going upstream; sailing against the current
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
circulatory system (blood, lymph, etc.)
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
don't talk nonsense; (lit.) sleep talk after you go to sleep
to say; to tell; to state; to do
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
cold reception; inhospitality
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
posterity; future generations; future life
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)