flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to set up; to raise; to nominate; to choose as a representative; to push; to shove
middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest
another method; another problem
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
sad sound; plaintive melody
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
metre; rhythm; musical temperament
tune; tone; intonation; melody; rhythm; harmony
townsfolk; resident (of a town); merchant
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
every house; each household
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to limp; to drag one's feet
obliging person; person who likes looking after others
to be forward; to stick one's nose into; to meddle; to jut out; to protrude; to overhang
gentleman; well-bred man; well-educated man; people
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir