at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
memories; recollections; reminiscence
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
drawing blood; collecting blood
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
hypodermic needle; injection needle
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
whispering into a person's ear
the opposite direction; the other way
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
personality-wise; by nature; characteristic
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures; peep; placing a stone before a connecting point (threatening to divide the opponent's stones)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
curious personality; nosiness; curiosity; rubbernecking
curiosity; inquisitiveness
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
rational; reasonable; logical
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
customization; customisation
multifunction; multipurpose
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
standard equipment; standard feature