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Symptoms and seasonal ills

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Describe common symptoms and the seasonal ills everyone talks about.

Mix-ups Netchuushou (heatstroke) shares its first sound with netsu (fever) but is a different thing.

hanamizu

runny nose; snot

Hanamizu ga deru = have a runny nose.

Hana o kamu = blow your nose; hanazumari = a blocked nose.

casual

kaze kana, hanamizu ga tomaranai.

Maybe it's a cold; my nose won't stop running.

風邪かな、鼻水が止まらない。

polite

kaze kamo shiremasen. hanamizu ga tomaranai n desu.

It might be a cold. My nose won't stop running.

風邪かもしれません。鼻水が止まらないんです。

Written 鼻水 · はなみずRank #12653 in 3,030 TV dramas

seki

cough

Seki ga deru = to cough; seki ga tomaranai = can't stop coughing.

Seki o suru also works. A sneeze is kushami.

casual

kinou kara seki ga zenzen tomaranai.

I haven't stopped coughing since yesterday.

昨日から咳が全然止まらない。

polite

kinou kara seki ga tomaranai n desu.

I've been coughing nonstop since yesterday.

昨日から咳が止まらないんです。

Written 咳 · せきRank #21022 in 3,030 TV dramas

netchuushou

heatstroke; heat exhaustion

A common summer warning in Japan; netchuushou ni naru = get heatstroke.

casual

kyou atsui kara, netchuushou ni ki o tsukete ne.

It's hot today, so watch out for heatstroke.

今日暑いから、熱中症に気をつけてね。

polite

kyou wa atsui node, netchuushou ni ki o tsukete kudasai.

It's hot today, so please watch out for heatstroke.

今日は暑いので、熱中症に気をつけてください。

Written 熱中症 · ねっちゅうしょうRank #17160 in 3,030 TV dramas

kafunshou

hay fever; pollen allergy

Very common in Japan each spring; kafunshou nan da = I've got hay fever.

Kafun = pollen; sugi (cedar) is the main culprit.

casual

kafunshou de, me ga kayukute tamaranai.

My hay fever's making my eyes itch like crazy.

花粉症で、目がかゆくてたまらない。

polite

kafunshou de, me ga totemo kayui n desu.

My eyes are really itchy from hay fever.

花粉症で、目がとてもかゆいんです。

Written 花粉症 · かふんしょうRank #20178 in 3,030 TV dramas