counter for choices, options, etc.
at the last moment; this late in the game
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
the lowest (of its kind); the poorest
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to write down; to record; to register
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
whenever (each time) one sees (it)
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
in the hospital; hospitalized
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
programme; program; plans; arrangements
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
cold storage; refrigeration
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
home delivery (of food); outside catering
unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
thank God it's Friday; TGIF; going out on Friday night; (lit.) flowery Friday (when young men et al. stay out late)
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
failure story; horror story