Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
this world; this life; world of the living
(looking) very bleak; having dim prospects
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
middle class; bourgeoisie
looking like one is waiting for someone
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
law-like nature; regularity
space; interval; space character; whitespace
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
hey; yo; hi; come on; hey
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
to happen to hear; to overhear
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary