inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
vital; lively; energetic; vital signs
drawing blood; collecting blood
to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession
opening fully; full throttle; full power
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
monitor (device, software or person); monitoring; person who gives feedback on products, television programs, etc.; customer panel participant; (computer) monitor; display
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
orthopedic surgery; orthopaedic surgery; orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
emergency outpatient care
booking; reservation; making a booking
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
now is the (important) time; this is the (critical) moment; this is when it matters; this is the place
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
coming to Japan; visit to Japan; arrival in Japan
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
firm promise; definite promise
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
radiology technician; radiographer
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so