to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
when; at what moment; what time
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
dissection; autopsy; analysis
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
penalty; sentence; punishment
death by hanging; execution by hanging
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to sew up; to sew together
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
right angle; perpendicular
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
making a surgical incision in the abdomen
fatty layer; layer of fat
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
sewing; needlework; embroidery
direct; in person; frankness; night duty; shift (e.g. in a factory)
scissors (esp. surgical scissors)
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
snipping sound; cutting sound; to cut
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes