Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to be off-pitch; to be off-key; to be out of tune
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
whichever one chooses; either way
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
breach of manners; breach of etiquette
retreating figure; appearance from behind
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
choosing between two things; two choices
choices; alternatives; options
settlement; permanent residency
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
extensive knowledge; erudition