Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to pile up; to accumulate
air hole; windhole; ventilator
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to look away; to avert one's eyes
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
just above; right overhead
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
calm; composed; cool; quiet
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
taping (e.g. an injured joint)
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
driver (of a vehicle); screwdriver; driver (golf); driver; device driver
tropical forest; tropical rainforest
ability; performance; efficiency
damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development