to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
lantern (esp. handheld oil lamp); hurricane lamp
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
distant place; faraway location; far away
hospitalization; hospitalisation
nurses' station; nursing station
about; concerning; related to; -ish
night duty; night shift; night work
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
drawing blood; collecting blood
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
in the hospital; hospitalized
gynecology department; gynecology; gynaecology
electronic health record; electronic medical record
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)