Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
function; facility; faculty; feature
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
public facilities; utilities
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
eternal; unlimited; endless