Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
Japanese person; Japanese people
to serve; to work for; to attend
direct control; direct supervision
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
novel; original; new; innovative
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
those (near the second person)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
it is I who should say so
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
world; society; people; the public
to bail out (water); to scoop out
backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)
to be softened; to calm down
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
normal duties; (one's) regular work
butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom
liquid; beverage; food with high water content; gamble; uncertain affair
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
in a day; in a brief space of time
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
(your) daughter; young woman
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish