when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
very much; very many; more and more
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
training; drill; practice; discipline
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
direct connection; direct link
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
to lose one's way; to get lost
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to make an appearance; to show up
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.); fruits of the land
picking; collecting; harvesting
terrain; geographical features; topography
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in