kokyū; 3 or 4-stringed bowed Japanese musical instrument; any Asian string instrument played with a bow
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
(arch.) three-legged metal pot or kettle (used in ancient China)
Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (China, 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state, 11th century-286 BCE); Sung
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
in the open; the open air
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
busy place; busy street; place that's always bustling with people; amusement quarters
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
behind; in the rear; in back
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
poisoning; kill by poison
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
official uniform; official dress
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
government sources; official quarters
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
(arch.) exposure; (arch.) clarity; exoteric Buddhism; public Buddhist teachings
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
people; citizens; subjects; folk
influential person; man of importance