Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
birth date; date of birth; DOB
one's original family name; maiden name
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliché
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
will not do; do not; does not
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; examinee (of a full-body scan, etc.)
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
medical treatment; medical care
authenticity; credibility
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
high spirits; gleeful mood
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
leather; leathercloth; razor
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained