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N1 Expressions, Adverb

あっという()just like that, in the twinkling of an eye, in the blink of an eye, in the time it takes to say 'ah!'

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    1. Expressions, Adverb

      1.

      in an instant, in a flash, in the blink of an eye, in no time at all, just like that

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    あっという間に 【あっというまに】あっと言う間に 【あっというまに】

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      あっという()()きた出来事(できごと)呆然(ぼうぜん)とする。

      I was completely stunned; it all happened just like that.

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      母親(ははおや):「子供(こども)(たち)あっという()成人(せいじん)してしまいました。」

      Mother: 'My kids grew up in the blink of an eye.'

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      ホームを出発(しゅっぱつ)した新幹線(しんかんせん)あっという()()えなくなった。

      The bullet train left the platform and disappeared before I knew it.

      • N1

      経験(けいけん)(しゃ)忠告(ちゅうこく)(どお)り、薬物(やくぶつ)(ため)した(かれ)あっという()薬物(やくぶつ)依存(いぞん)(おちい)った。

      Just like previous warned, he tried drugs and got hooked almost instantly.

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      プロの泥棒(どろぼう)ともなると、留守(るす)(いえ)侵入(しんにゅう)した(あと)あっという()現場(げんば)()()るそうだ。

      Professional thieves can break into an empty house and be gone in seconds.

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