day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
formal; official; ceremonious
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
invitation; introduction; temptation
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
thought; consideration; thinking
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
scoring combination in one's dealt hand (i.e. at the start of a game); meld in a starting hand
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
to knock down; to bring down
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
leaving a matter to chance
drama; play; powerful drug
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister