prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
special; particular; peculiar; unique
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to be able to manage somehow or another
customization; customisation
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
behind with everything; too late; reactive
domestic handicraft industry
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
like water; like it grows on trees
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
accounting; administration (of money)
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
one day; (on) a certain day
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
in accordance with; according to
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
normalcy; normality; normal
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
on the occasion of; at the time of
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
group; party; team; squad; section
consequence; causal relationship; nexus
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders