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“To astonish” in Japanese

Short answer
度肝を抜く dogimowonuku dogimowonuku

To astonish in Japanese is “度肝を抜く” (dogimowonuku). Full meaning: to astonish, to astound, to stupefy, to flabbergast, to strike a person dumb, to dumbfound, to take (someone) aback, to boggle the mind (of someone).

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