at first; initially; in the beginning
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
one's share; one's portion
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
mischief-maker; trickster; (arch.) lascivious person (esp. a loose woman); (arch.) useless fellow; (arch.) mouse; (arch.) rat
whoops; oops; gulp; ulp; ugh; yuck
to resound; to make a stir
mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend); position or division in a company to which an old and ineffective person is transferred; women's college
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
malicious; deliberately mean
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side