childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
boy; son; baby boy; young man
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
jeweler; (arch.) soap bubble vendor
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
proposal; proposition; suggestion
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
the front; honest; upright; decent
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
daily (living) necessities; necessities; essentials for life
outside the city; suburbs