start of work; commencement; opening
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
physical condition; state of health
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to be relieved; to feel relieved
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
condition; state (of health); appearance
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
letter; missive; note; mail
that day; the very same day
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to be infected; to be contagious
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
even if; even though; however; no matter how
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
choices; alternatives; options
elder sister; effeminate man
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda