surgery; surgical procedure
apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
protein; egg white; albumen; albumin
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
plant (i.e. equipment, machinery, etc.); plant; vegetation
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
parking area; parking lot; rest stop; service area
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to not take seriously; to take lightly
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
site; point on a map; spot
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
high-explosive projectile
intercept; interception; counter-attack
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly