last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
ingredient; component; composition
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
vaporization; vaporisation; evaporation
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
probability; likelihood; chances
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
such; like that; in that way
to knock down; to knock off
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
second day of the month; two days
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
each; (arch.) you (plural)
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom