Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
divine possession; eccentric behavior; fanaticism
oracle; revelation; divine message
walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to form a pair (pairs); to partner
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
to differ; to vary; to disagree
lump together; put all together
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
cooperation; coordination; link
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to shake one's head (in denial)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to amuse oneself; to make merry
all you want; as much as one wants
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
use; utilization; utilisation; application
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
while; even though; despite
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)