Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
general; overall; across-the-board
to talk; to chatter; to tell (e.g. secrets)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
gurgling down; being sucked into; caving in suddenly
vomiting and diarrhea (diarrhoea)
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to be sooty; to be stained
old furniture; curios; secondhand goods
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
nape (of the neck); nucha
putting a plan into operation
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
practicability; feasibility; operability; expected implementation
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
drenched; soaked; romantically
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
decapitated head of an enemy
corolla (of flower); garland; wreath
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to understand each other well; to relate to; to strike a sympathetic chord
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
sound of the expulsion of soft matter mixed with water; diarrhea, etc. sounds; watery
shaking like a jelly; jellylike
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force