room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
true state; actual condition; reality
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
wherein; therein; thereinto
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
letting (someone) die without helping
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
ability; performance; efficiency
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good