nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
thicket; coppice; brushwood
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to be worn down; to be reduced
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
father; dad; husband; you; he
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
being bad at communication; being unsociable
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
distance in a straight line
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
being fond of children; person fond of children
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to put into effect; to put into practice
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
markka (former Finnish currency)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to fall on one's backside
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
resolute; determined; bold