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)
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
one's hand (when playing cards); 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 decipher; to count
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
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
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; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
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
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to come and go; to go back and forth
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
eastern part; the east (of a region)