surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
first night; first watch of the night; bridal night
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
to search for; to seek for; to look for
(religious) faith; belief; creed
very; greatly; exceedingly
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
every evening; every night
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to dispose of; to sell off
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
don't worry about it; forget about it
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
pretense of evil; pretence of evil