surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
lost property; something dropped and left behind
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
to become distant; to recede
to trace back to (the origins of something)
walleye pollack (Theragra chalcogramma); Alaska pollack
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
leukocyte; leucocyte; white blood cell
first warbling heard in a New Year
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
not worth considering; out of the question
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
intermittently; at intervals (of); after a pause
redial; redialing; redialling
answering machine; answer phone
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
to negotiate; to settle a matter; to arrange
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
riding time; time spent aboard a bus, train etc.
to stick it out (until the end)
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
upward adjustment; upward revision
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters