(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
clerk at the information desk
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
to amuse oneself; to make merry
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
penalty; sentence; punishment
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
legal; lawful; legitimate
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
garbage collection site; trash disposal area
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
course; route; path; process; means
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
unique; individual; original; unusual
black joke; black comedy; morbid humor
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
full operation (e.g. factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed