twentieth day of the month; twenty days
Mongolian wrestling; Mongolian sumo
Sixteen Kingdoms (collection of sovereign states in and around China; 304-439 CE); Sixteen Kingdoms period
traditional Chinese clothing
age (expressed in the Western style of counting fully completed years)
resident of Hokkaidō; citizen of Hokkaidō
Xiongnu (ancient Central Asian nomadic people associated with the Huns)
to line up; to form a party
training wheels; stabilizers
Later Han dynasty (China, 25-220 CE); Eastern Han dynasty; Later Han dynasty (China, 947-950 CE)
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
small horse; pony; foal; colt; filly
kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to master something (through personal experience)
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
throw or throwing technique (sumo, judo)
jumping ability; jumping power
active; positive; progressive
Jin dynasty (of China; 265-420 CE); Chin dynasty
qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress
horse tack; horse gear; harness
glue (usu. from animal and fish bone, skin, etc.)
serious illness; dangerous disease
government service; official position; civil service
Wei; Cao Wei; kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period (220-266); Wei; kingdom in China during the Warring States period (403-225 BCE)
different race; different ethnic group; different peoples
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)