(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
what time; (lit.) which hour
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
at once; immediately; right now
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
question; inquiry; enquiry
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
anniversary of the establishment (of)
contrived; false-sounding
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
you could say; you might say; verging on the
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
financials; on the funding (capital) side
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary