midwinter;  cold season;  coldest days of the year
 recently;  lately;  these days
 (Japanese) feature phone;  traditional Japanese-style cell phone (in contrast to smart phones)
 holiday;  day off;  sleep;  rest;  Good night
 that is so;  that is right;  it looks to me;  people say that;  it is said that;  I hear that
 (common) cold;  influenza;  flu;  ague;  inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
 to be absent;  to take a day off;  to rest;  to have a break;  to go to bed;  to (lie down to) sleep
 living by oneself;  living alone
 helpless;  forlorn;  hopeless;  unpromising;  lonely;  discouraging
 to get worse;  to deteriorate;  to go from bad to worse;  to spoil (of food);  to go bad;  to perish
 discovery;  detection;  finding
 to cure;  to heal;  to fix;  to correct;  to do over again;  to replace
 tired;  frazzled;  tiresome;  tiring;  draining
 entrance;  front door;  entryway;  entranceway;  entry hall;  vestibule
 far;  distant;  distant (past);  remote (in time);  distant (relationship or kinship);  having little to do (with someone);  far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
 nutrient;  nutritional supplement;  nutritional tonic
 to be popular;  to come into fashion;  to be prevalent;  to spread widely (e.g. disease);  to flourish;  to thrive
 branch;  bough;  limb;  twig;  sprig;  spray
 take care of yourself;  get well soon;  God bless you;  bless you
 physical condition;  state of health
 to be saved;  to be rescued;  to escape harm;  to be spared damage;  to be helped;  to be saved trouble
 good;  excellent;  fine;  nice;  pleasant;  agreeable
 porcelain bowl;  donburi;  bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
 under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of);  during (war, occupation, etc.)
 step;  stair;  grade;  rank;  counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.);  dan
 below;  down;  bottom;  beneath;  underneath;  just after;  right after
 to be able (in a position) to do;  to be up to the task;  to be ready;  to be completed;  to be made;  to be built;  to be good at
 hot (thing);  passionate (feelings, etc.);  ardent;  hot (e.g. temper);  zealous;  enthusiastic;  intense
 warm;  mild;  considerate;  kind;  warm (of a colour);  mellow
 remainder;  remnant;  (not) very;  (not) much;  too much;  excessively
 wrong;  not good;  hopeless;  past hope;  must not do
 we are of equal status in this regard;  we are in the same boat;  the same to you;  the feeling is mutual
 heat;  fever;  temperature;  zeal;  passion
 to come down;  to go down;  to hang;  to dangle;  to move back;  to step back;  to deteriorate
 to get better;  to get well;  to recover (from an illness);  to be cured;  to be restored;  to heal
 unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
 concerning;  regarding;  per (e.g. 100 yen per person);  for every
 to collect;  to assemble;  to gather
 to be aware of;  to know;  to notice;  to feel;  to understand;  to comprehend;  to remember
 then;  and then;  and;  if so;  because then;  if that's the case