hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to pitch forward; to fall forward
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to leap back; to jump back
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
even though; despite; when
production (e.g. play); direction
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem