plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
elder sister; effeminate man
one day; (on) a certain day
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to summon; to get used to call
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
although I say; although one might say; although called
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of