Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to step forward; to volunteer
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
please (give me); please (do for me)
certainly; surely; definitely
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
participation; joining; entry; adherence
commander; general; leader
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
successively; one after another
nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
prefectures (of Japan, excl. Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto); Hokkaido and other prefectures
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
(some) more; even more; longer; further
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset