Topic: Nostalgic Games Part I: Things that Spin
-more than just a spin of the wheel
in common (adv.): being the same
hide-and-seek (n.): (children’s game) trying to find a hiding player (kakurenbo)
tag (n.): (children’s game) chasing other players (onigokko)
stand the test of time: successfully continue existing after a long time has passed
obvious (adj.): easy to notice/realize
lump (n.): a solid mass of some material
treasure (v.): treat something as very important (often for a long time)
spinning top / top (n.): a toy that can keep upright by spinning fast
polygonal (adj.): having corners (usually 5 or more – pentagon, hexagon, etc.)
concave (adj.): curved inwards (like a bowl)
collide (v.): bump/crash into something else
give rise to (v.): cause something to appear; be the reason something starts
all sorts of: many kinds of
a thing (n.): something that people often do, consider normal, or popular (colloquial)
hands-on (adj.): allowing people to use/touch/try doing something
give … a whirl (v.): give it a try, try doing it once