order (for an item); request; demand; condition
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
gender; distinction of sex; sex
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to speak; to say; to vocalize
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
email; e-mail; electronic mail
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious