inside the House; inside the Diet; inside the hospital
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
older sister and younger brother
coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
country living; life in the country; country life
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to contract a disease; to get sick; to become ill
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
serious disease; intractable disease; difficult-to-recover-from illness
treatment strategy; method of treatment; therapeutic approach
long-awaited; much-awaited
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to be softened; to calm down
attending physician; doctor-in-charge; attending doctor; one's doctor
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
sick person; patient; invalid
way of listening; listener
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control