Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
work; business; company; study
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
paella (Spanish rice dish)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
bank robbery; bank robber
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to have a talk; to tell a story
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
number of characters; number of letters; word count
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
how; in what way; I wonder
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
going west; heading westward
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
personal; individual; private
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
Japanese person; Japanese people
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
full of things one could poke fun at; full of inconsistencies; absolutely ridiculous
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)