a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
commuting to school; school commute
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
this world; this life; world of the living
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
thaw; defrosting; decompression (e.g. of a file); unpacking; extracting
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to detain; to check; to restrain
to complain; to lodge a complaint
near; close; beside; third person
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
in search of; in order to look for
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
neat and clean; tidy; trim
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)