Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
female high-school student
society; the world; the times
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to snatch from; to steal from
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
to chase; to run after; to pursue
master; teacher; stable master
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation