flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to have an eye on; to zero in on
cannot be helped; unavoidable
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
stairs; stairway; staircase
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
and then; and so; and; so then
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
main question; real issue at hand