to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
cherishing one's children; doting; adoring parent
to telephone; to make a phone call
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
sickroom; hospital room; ward
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
bowl (of rice); pair (of chopsticks)
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
seven times; many times; seventh (interval)
to fall ill; to be taken ill
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
second day of the month; two days
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
fourth day of the month; four days
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
sixth day of the month; six days
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
alone; by oneself; on one's own
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
internal medicine, i.e. treatment by medical procedures rather than surgical procedures; department of internal medicine (hospital, etc.)
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to talk; to chat; to chatter