faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
until now; so far; up to the present
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
another thing; exception; special case
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
originally; by nature; from the start
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
colonization; colonisation
at that time; in those days
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
posterity; future generations
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
storehouse; warehouse; godown
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
those (near the second person)
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.); read permission: anybody
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
district; section; sector
to face on; to look out on to
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
second hand clothes shop; somebody who sells second hand clothes
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)