ancestor; forefather; foremother
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
light; easy; non-serious; minor
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
organization; organisation; forming
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
development; exploitation
young girl; lass; adolescent female
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
of no interest; not interested
personal; individual; private
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
Arthurian legend; legend of King Arthur
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
study; research; investigation
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
Germanic (people, language, culture, etc.)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
aggression; invasion; raid
to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
Norman conquest of England
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
early (days); initial stage; initial
commencing with; including
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention