day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
war; battle; match; game; competition
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
any more; any further; any better; any longer
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
sentiment; sentimentality
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
in the same way as; just like
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly