Leitman; Leitmann; Reitman
Olympic event; Olympic Games
Xinhai Revolution (of China; 1911)
The Treaty of Amity and Commerce (July 29, 1858); Japan-US Friendship and Trade Treaty
competent authorities; supervisory authority
payment; defrayal; disbursement
economic revitalization; economic revitalisation; rebuilding of an economy
counter for wheels and flowers
Kanou Jigorou (1860.12.10-1938.5.4)
conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.); change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
town planning; urban development; community development; creating a community
skyscraping; very high; above the clouds; above this mortal world
Olympic village; athlete's village
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
regular course; this lesson
advancing money; temporary payment for someone else; payment on behalf of another party, with the expectation of being reimbursed later
poking someone's anus with one's index fingers (childish prank)
sporting circles; sporting world; sportsdom; world of sports
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
smoothly; frictionlessly; easily
Arctic Circle; the Arctic
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble