principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
military man; warrior; soldier
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
celebratory banquet; feast
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
attendance; presence; appearance
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
tapestry; wall hanging; banner
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
inside; interior; inner part
portrait; likeness; picture
treasure chest; strongbox
like this; in this way; as you see
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
to have no chance (of succeeding)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
huh; I'll be damned; well!