surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
capable person; talented person; person with supernatural powers (in fiction); competent person; person with legal capacity
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
very interesting; of great interest
how many people; a number of people
special; particular; peculiar; unique
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
even more; still more; further
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous