noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
scene; spectacle; sight; view
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
preparations for returning (home)
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
aestheticism; pursuit of beauty; obsession with beautiful things
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
solution; solution strategy
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
that day; the very same day
elder sister; older female friend
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
difficult problem; challenge
impossible; unlikely; improbable
old character form; kyūjitai; traditional form of kanji used in Japan before 1946
names and natures do often agree
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
profound; deep; unfathomable