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
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)
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
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
to drag on; to be delayed
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
(former) imperial university
to go by the rules; to observe the regulations
national expenditure; government spending; public funds
haori and hakama (Japanese male formal attire)
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
hotel expenses; expenses incurred during a stay