a long, long time ago; very long ago
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
sampling; taking a sample; sampling; distributing free samples
to strangle; to constrict
to get blurry vision; to get bleary eyes; to get dim eyesight
illegal residence (in a country); illegal stay; illegal overstaying (of a visa)
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
urethral opening; urinary meatus
beyond imagination; unimaginable
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
close to the wall; alongside the wall
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
official announcement; proclamation
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
use; utility; effect; benefit
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to push (something) against
cabinet; housing (for equipment)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
ordinary citizen; the general public
tumor; tumour; neoplasm; neoplasia
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control