Still visiting the hospital for lingering shingles pain, I have one secret pleasure: my doctor looks exactly like the Kewpie doll. I giggle inwardly at every appointment while dreaming of the day I can graduate from the hospital.
| 後遺症 | こういしょう | aftereffects (of an illness) |
| 定期的 | ていきてき | regular; periodic |
| そっくり | そっくり | the spitting image of |
| クスクス | くすくす | giggling quietly |
| 完治 | かんち | complete recovery |
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