to keep watch; to stand guard
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
don't miss it; stay tuned; coming soon; look forward to it
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
that day; the very same day
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material