heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
midwinter; dead of winter
time; season; period; phase; stage
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
thermal power station (i.e. using combustion)
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
willpower; energy; vitality
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
try; attempt; try (rugby)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
strategy meeting; council of war
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
mountain range; mountain belt
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era