meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
(incoming) attack; raid; invasion; assault
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to give something weight; to give something dignity
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
choice; selection; option
poor village; desolate village; lonely village; remote village
ruining a country; ruined country
to have a talk; to tell a story
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
still (continuing); as ever; further
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
lovers' talk; whispered intimacies
beginning; outset; first; onset
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
agricultural community; farm village; rural
concealing one's talents, status, intentions, etc.; maintaining a strict incognito; self-effacement
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to be annoyed; to be inconvenienced
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to face; to go towards; to head towards
along the road; along the way