streamer; pennant; windsock
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
gang of young toughs; hooligans; hoodlums; hoods; yobbos
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
buzzword; vogue word; popular phrase
small number; few; minority
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
preparation; arrangements
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
newspaper reporter; print journalist
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
gentlemen; you; (all of) you or them; Hundred Schools of Thought
dissection; autopsy; analysis
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
address; lodgings; accommodation
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
young lord; successor of one's current lord
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon