surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
very likely; very probable
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
bento; Japanese box lunch
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
contemplation; meditation
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
staying the night; lodging (at)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to be absorbed in reading
willpower; energy; vitality
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground