removal of stitches; removal of sutures
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
morning; forenoon; just before noon
how; in what way; how about; questionable
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
near; close; beside; third person
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
family structure; family composition; family makeup
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
inspection; examination; checking
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
detailed; minute; articulate
on bad terms; at loggerheads
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to have a meal; to take a meal
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
shoji (paper sliding door)
to invite in; to show someone in
carving; engraving; chiselled features
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
accounting; administration (of money)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like