favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
I appreciate your efforts
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
be careful about fire; watch out for fire
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
care; precaution; guarding; caution
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
(how) many times; (how) often
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to increase; to add to; to augment
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
evening; night; nighttime
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)