sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit
feigned; pretending (not to know)
one's party piece; parlor trick; hidden talent
drawing blood; collecting blood
observer; watchman; lifeguard
sleet; daikon shavings; grated daikon; shaved ice topped with honey
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to sit down; to take a seat
putting out the light; switching off the light
hills and fields; hill and dale
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
to continue to rain or snow
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
patient's condition; pathology
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
to send or direct a person to
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior