surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; (railway) truck; bogie; flatcar
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
medical treatment (esp. surgical)
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
not caring; not giving a damn
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
speaking voice; talking voice
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
preparations for a journey
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
being very busy; busyness
out of character; unlike one
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
portrait; likeness; picture
curl; curly hair; ringlet
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
spiritual exchange; reciprocal flow of feeling
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
one grade; first-class; primary
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
authenticity; credibility
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
studies; schoolwork; classwork