very young; little; childish; immature
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
if so; in that case; in that situation
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
wearing one's hair in braids
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
story; tale; talk; discussion
to talk; to chat; to chatter
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
loveable; very likeable; like very much
good feeling; feeling good
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
precocious; precocious child
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
close; intimate; on good terms
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand