to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to fly around; to scatter
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
surgery; surgical procedure
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
needle holder; needle driver
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to sew up; to sew together
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
right angle; perpendicular
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
making a surgical incision in the abdomen
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
fatty layer; layer of fat
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
sewing; needlework; embroidery
direct; in person; frankness; night duty; shift (e.g. in a factory)
scissors (esp. surgical scissors)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
snipping sound; cutting sound; to cut