to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
attentive; scrupulous; tactful; tasteful; smart
sudden change; complete change
latch; lock; sneck; (arch.) joint of the jaw
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to lure someone; to entice someone
danger; peril; hazard; risk
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
turnout (of people); start (e.g. race, campaign, term of office); constant forward movement; initial charge
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
back street; back alley; slums
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
wanted poster; wanted person bulletin; search instructions
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being