clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
beach umbrella; beach parasol
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
pine needle; small gift; souvenir
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
to ignore (somebody); to exclude; to leave out
foster father; adoptive father
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
for today; for the time being
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare)
portable brush-and-ink case; quiver (archery)
to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
chestnut (horse coat color)
cheekbones; zygomatic bone; malar bone
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
companion; company; tritagonist
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
small horse; pony; foal; colt; filly
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation
to be on the right track; to be close enough