first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
principal street; main street; major road; thoroughfare
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
traveler; traveller; stranger
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to come and go; to go back and forth
to be beaten hollow; to be argued into silence
ardent; passionate; vehement
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
ray of light; ray of hope; promising talent
out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
close; intimate; on good terms
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
carving; engraving; sculpture
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to show up; to appear; to turn up
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
returned goods; returning purchased goods
horn (instrument; made of animal horn); bugle; hunting horn
very loud volume; megavolume
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
military campaign; battle; war