Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
advance; moving forward; progress
to hit; to strike; to throw; to toss; to mix; to wear (sword, etc.)
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
halo; hello; hallo; harrow
language of one's country; mother tongue; native language
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
drug; medicine; (illegal) drug; narcotics
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to project; to stick out; to stand out
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
sooner or later; in due time; in due course
historic; historical; traditional
museum; reference library; archive; record office
one by one; one each; one at a time
(being) worth seeing; impressive
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
game arcade; video arcade
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
healthy; sound; wholesome
under ... years of age; less than ... years old