アレルギー
allergy
→ Because I have an egg allergy, I cannot eat cake.
花粉症
hay fever; pollen allergy
→ When spring arrives, the number of people with hay fever increases.
うがい(する)
gargling; to gargle
→ Gargling is very important for the prevention of colds.
手洗い
hand washing
→ Hand washing and gargling are important for cold prevention.
くしゃみ(する)
sneeze; to sneeze
→ I sneezed during the meeting, which was quite embarrassing.
鼻水
runny nose; nasal mucus
→ My nose is running, so I need a lot of tissues.
マスク
face mask; medical mask
→ Inside trains, there are many people wearing face masks.
つらい
painful; bitter; tough; distressing
→ Overtime work continues every day, which is really tough.
かゆい
itchy
→ I was bitten by a mosquito, and my leg is itchy.
かゆみ
itchiness; itching sensation
→ When you apply this medicine, the itching stops.
かく
to scratch (an itch)
→ When I scratched the insect bite, it bled.
こする
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
→ I scrubbed the dirt and made it clean.
(肩が)こる
to become stiff (shoulders)
→ I used the computer too much, and my shoulders got stiff.
肩こり
stiff shoulders; shoulder stiffness
→ My shoulder stiffness is so severe that I want to go for a massage.
だるい
sluggish; languid; heavy; listless
→ Because I didn't sleep much yesterday, my body feels sluggish.
だるさ
sluggishness; fatigue; listlessness
→ The sluggishness from the cold just won't go away.
マッサージ
massage; to massage
→ When I am tired, I go for a massage.
