Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
drinking party; banquet; feast
celebratory banquet; feast
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
(of) Japanese descent; non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin; company, etc. set up with Japanese capital; company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
recovery; rescue; recapture
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to feel oneself indebted to
older brother; you (in ref. to male of greater age or status)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
idle talk; nonsense; fool; idiot; irresponsible; nonsensical
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
uncle (younger than one's parent)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
store interior; inside of a shop
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
front entrance; front door
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
of tender years; very young
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room