unfortunately; sorry, but ...
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
art of self-defense (defence)
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
surgery; surgical procedure
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
up until now; as recently as the present
long time; long interval; for quite some time
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
seeing one off; farewell; escort
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
covering; protection; backing; relief
visual confirmation; sighting
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase