prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
failure; mistake; blunder
final; eventual; ultimate
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
comparing heights; comparison of statures
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
each and all; every single one; everybody
doing whatever one pleases
when it becomes; when it comes to
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans