saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
returning from school; going home from school
squatting (usu. with elbows on knees)
poop; faeces; feces; crap; trash; garbage
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
memory; sense; experience
bank; banking institution
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
pleased to make your acquaintance
receptionist; reception woman