live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
Bon and year-end festivals
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to telephone; to make a phone call
long-distance call; trunk call
hospitalization; hospitalisation
complete recovery; healing
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
get-well card (gift, letter); visit to (inquiry after) a sick person
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
to apologize; to apologise
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
as is usual with; in common with
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
palsy; paralysis; every second solar term (occurring in the latter half of each month)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
world; society; people; the public
discipline; punishment; reprimand
military physician or surgeon
(another person's) nephew
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
(newspaper) carrier; newspaper (delivery) boy (girl); new
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
settlement; conclusion; summary
doctor's visit; house call