June 21 was ÏÄÖÁ (geshi, the summer solstice), the official first day of ÏÄ (natsu, summer). From now on, the one word you¡¯ll start hearing more of will probably be Ê (atsui, hot).
When temperatures climb above 30 degrees Celsius, the body reacts. Blood pressure drops, meaning the heart must work harder to circulate blood throughout the body. Profuse sweating cools the skin and muscles while draining fluids and salt. This combination of µÍѪˆR (teiketsuatsu, low blood pressure) and ÍÑË®×´‘B (dassui j¨tai, dehydration) can result in ŸáÖÐÖ¢ (²Ô±ð³¦³¦³ó¨±²õ³ó¨, heatstroke) or worse.
That leads to some other commonly heard expressions: Õô¤·Õô¤·¤¹¤ë (mushi-mushi suru, ¡°It¡¯s hot and muggy¡±), ¤ª¸¹¤¹¤¤¤¿ (o-naka suita, ¡°I¡¯m hungry¡±), ºíǬ¤¤¤¿ (nodo kawaita, ¡°I¡¯m thirsty¡±) and Ì夬¤À¤ë¤¤ (karada ga darui, ¡°My body feels sluggish¡±). When those phrases start appearing, it¡¯s time to look for ways to beat the heat.
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