flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
genuine; authentic; true; real
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
life circumstances; lifestyle; (family) finances
parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to collect; to assemble; to gather
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to flutter in the wind; to wave in the wind
to arrange; to agree (on); to prearrange
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
pleasant feeling; good feeling
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to slide into; to slip into
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
at that time; in those days
unfairness; injustice; partiality
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)