patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
finally; in the end; on top of all that
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to lie deep in; to extend far back
clerical desk; office desk
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
freeware; free software; libre software; open-source software that can be used, modified, and redistributed without restriction
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
application; application software; application; putting into use; application; request
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
feeling keenly; fully realizing
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to watch over; to watch attentively