December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
January; first month of the lunar calendar
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
aftertaste; later (in line or in turn, etc.)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4) on which a bean scattering ceremony is held; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
eyes of the night; eyes asleep; at night
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
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
doting (on one's children); (overly) fond; indulgent; adoring parent; doting parent
to telephone; to make a phone call
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
sickroom; hospital room; ward
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
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
2nd day of the month; two days
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
4th day of the month; four days