ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
(thick) scarf; muffler; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
center; centre; metropolis
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
thousand years; thousand generations; thousand ages; eternity
People's Republic of China
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
Kōkyo Gaien National Garden (Chiyoda, Tokyo)
inner moat; moat within the castle walls
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
yellow race; Mongoloid race
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
overcrowding; congestion; overpopulation; crammed (schedule); congested; busy
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
once upon a time; a long time ago
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
executive committee; executive organ
State Council (of the People's Republic of China)
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point