pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
zest for living; energy to live
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
punishment; judgement; judgment
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
street; quarter; district; area
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
king; monarch; ruler; champion
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
stealthily; secretly; in secret
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently