Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
to put someone to work; to make someone work
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
very; greatly; exceedingly
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
shaving; planing; cutting; shavings; flakes
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
cigarette; cig; smoke; fag
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
(United States of) America; USA
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
how can (one) do something
conscious; deliberate; intentional
difficult problem or question
association; union; guild
summary; contraction; verbal agreement
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated