Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
great swordsman; master fencer
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
to need; to call for; to require
forces of opposition; opposing forces; counterforce
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to fall flat; to fall face down
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
being too late; losing one's final chance
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
proposal; offer; request; application
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
testimony; (verbal) evidence
trial; judgement; judgment
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for