laparotomy (abdominal surgery)
picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal; exposure
difficult to ...; hard to ...
plural; multiple; several
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
visit to a hospital, temple, school, etc.
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
how many years; how long; what year
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
victim; injured party; sufferer
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
your husband; her husband
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name