Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
court nobles and other courtiers allowed into the Imperial Palace
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to rank with; to rank among
dry riverbed; river beach
proceeding to Kyoto; entering Kyoto
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
shingle roof; house with a shingle roof
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
around-the-clock; (working) day and night
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
geographic features; divination based on the lay of the land
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
finish; finishing; finishing touches
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
magistrate; shogunate administrator
public confidence; popular support
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
strategy; military tactics
(political) power; authority; influence
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack