salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
surgery; surgical procedure
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
block (of wood); chip; splinter
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
slimy; slippery; greasy; smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
pressure; oppression; suppression
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
cut off; cut out; ablation; resection; surgical removal
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
internal organs; intestines; viscera
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
styptic; stopping of bleeding
opposite; reverse; contrary
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
battlefield; battleground
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
action; operation; effect; function
field horsetail (Equisetum arvense); common horsetail
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
donkey hide gelatin; ejiao; high quality gelatin made in China from donkey hides
glue (usu. from animal and fish bone, skin, etc.)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)