United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
war; fighting; fierce competition
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
authority; power; influence
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
woman; female; feminine gender
clergyman; churchman; clergy
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
symbol; code; sign; notation
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to be conspicuous; to stand out
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
innumerable; countless; numberless
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
the West; the Occident; Western countries
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
written seal; stylized signature
each nation; many nations; many countries
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
signed; sealed; having a signature or seal
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
materials; data; document
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
in one's own way or style
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)