Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
difference; disparity; gap
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
chief; main; principal; important
severe punishment; rigorous measures
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
(political) power; authority; influence
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
to cook (food); to manage well; to handle well
society; the world; the times
whichever one chooses; either way
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to blame; to find fault with
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
two sly characters outfoxing each other
to stick one's nose into (someone else's business); to meddle; to interfere; to butt in
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
vocal sound; tone of voice
to shed light; to cast light
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to face on; to look out on to
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
in succession; in an endless stream; continuing without pause or interruption
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole