astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
three; three years of age
purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)
general mobilization; general mobilisation
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
caller; visitor; company; guest
fixed date; appointed day
programme; program; plans; arrangements
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
(someone else's) child; child; kid
manual labor; manual labour; manual procedures
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
transactions; dealings; business
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
rather; sooner; preferably
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
cooking; food preparation
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
several years; a few years
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
bargaining chip; bargaining tool